国际英语资讯:Zimbabwes cabinet approves constitutional amendments
<p><span word="HARARE">HARARE</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 17-- <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="refine">refine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="repealing">repealing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="running">running</span>-<span word="mate">mate</span> <span word="clause">clause</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="section">section</span> 92, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stipulated">stipulated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span>, "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>-<span word="elect">elect</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appoint">appoint</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="oath">oath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="judge">judge</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monica">Monica</span> <span word="Mutsvangwa">Mutsvangwa</span>, <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="amended">amended</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Conditions">Conditions</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="vacate">vacate</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span>, <span word="removal">removal</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="misconduct">misconduct</span>, <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uphold">uphold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="inability">inability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="functions">functions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="incapacity">incapacity</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="until">until</span> "<span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="resigns">resigns</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="office">office</span>," <span word="without">without</span> <span word="specifying">specifying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="removal">removal</span>.</p>
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