Constitution of Zimbabwe

The Constitution of Zimbabwe is officially the supreme law of Zimbabwe. Practically, the 2008 power-sharing deal provides the structure for much of the government. The current constitution is a result of the 1979 Lancaster House Agreement and is sometimes called the Lancaster Constitution. A proposed new constitution, drafted by a constitutional convention, was defeated by a constitutional referendum during 2000. Two political parties in Zimbabwe, the Movement for Democratic Change and the ZANU-PF, are negotiating a new proposed constitution, to be voted on in a planned referendum during 2011.