Power-Sharing Deal On The Cards
Embattled Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai committed the ruling ZANU PF and two factions of the MDC to two weeks of negotiations with South African mediators, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday.
The establishment of a government of national unity will be the main issue in the talks, although both sides differ on who should lead it and how long it should stay in power.
The two parties had been deadlocked over talks since Mr Mugabe was re-elected on June 27 in a poll boycotted by the opposition because of violence against it’s supporters.
The African Union and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), both concerned by a crisis that has flooded neighbouring states with millions of refugees, have pushed for a power-sharing deal.
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, the country’s largest labour federation, has demanded that the mediation process be expanded to include representatives of unions, churches and other groups.
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