ocr: Zimbabwe is constitutionally a multiparty state. 80% of MPs are elected and serve five-year terms. Every six years, parliament elects the president, who is eligible for: reelection. Main Political Issues Political repression At independence, the PF was a coalition of. ZANU,led by Robert Mugabe, and ZAPU,led byJoshua Nkomo. As LANU-PF became more powerful, the coalition split and ZAPU-PF supporters resortedto guerrilla activity. This continued until 1987, when a unity agreement was signed with Nkomo, later made vice president. With the main opposition party absorbed, Mugabe,now president, attem ...
