Following meetings of the Regional Caucuses held on the 22nd March 2024, the list of candidates for the by-elections to fill vacancies in the Pan-African Parliament Bureau has been revealed.
As a reminder, the positions of President, First Vice President, and Fourth Vice President of the Bureau are currently vacant following rotation within delegations, elections and unconstitutional changes of government in some African Union Member States.
Consistent with the rotation principle established in June 2022 and adhering to the guidelines set by the Office of the Legal Counsel of the African Union, these vacancies will be filled, respectively, by the Southern Caucus (President), Northern Caucus (First Vice President), and Central Caucus (Fourth Vice President).
The said guidelines further stipulate, “For the nomination of the President, a region may present one candidate, and for the nomination of the Vice President, each region shall present two candidates, ensuring equal representation.”
The Pan-African Parliament will hold elections for members of the Bureau on the 25th March 2024.
The full list of candidates is as follows:
Southern Africa Regional Caucuses
Nomination of a Candidate for the Position of President
Hon. Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira – Zimbabwe
Northern Africa Regional Caucuses
Nomination of Candidates for the Position of 1st Vice President
Hon. Prof. Massouda Mohamed Laghdaf – Mauritania
Hon. Abdessalam Horma – Mauritania
Central Africa Regional Caucuses
Nomination of Candidates for the Position of 4th Vice President
Hon. Djidda Mamar Mahamat - Chad
Hon. Anita Ndayizeye - Burundi
