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Zimbabwe’s MDC says Unity deal was a ‘mistake’

7. October 2008

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Movement for Democratic Change(MDC) spokesperson, Nelson Chamisa has expressed regret that the party signed a power-sharing agreement with Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF, without agreeing first on the make-up of the Unity government.
Do I hear anyone saying we told you so? My friend Sdhula once said the MDC made a mistake in getting into talks with [...]

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Zimbabwe power-sharing deal document: What was agreed?

16. September 2008

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President Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara signed the deal that allows the creation of a new coalition government that Zimbabweans hope will end the current political and economic crisis in the country. The deal was signed in Harare yesterday.Robert Mugabe remains the President and head of state, Morgan Tsvangirai is the new Prime Minister [...]

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Historic Power-Sharing Deal signed in Zimbabwe – Watch the Video

15. September 2008

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Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara have signed the historic power-sharing deal that is expected to end the current crisis in Zimbabwe. I surely hope this deal will open up a new era in Zimbabwe.
If things workout I will start planning on going back to Zimbabwe, but time will tell. What was your reaction [...]

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Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Deal

15. September 2008

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President Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara have signed the historic power-sharing deal which sees Mugabe give up some of his power to the opposition. Morgan Tsvangirai is the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. But has Tsvangirai sold our souls to Mugabe?
Listening to Robert Mugabe speak, this has left me with more questions than answers, [...]

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Zimbabwe Opposition to get Cabinet majority: But Zimbabwean politics make me angry

12. September 2008

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Only if they agree to work together though!
An opposition official David Coltart, of the smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change has said the combined opposition MDC will have one more cabinet seat than Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF under the power-sharing deal agreed on Thursday. He added that Mugabe will remain President and chair [...]

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The Dawn of a New Era: What happens next after the Zimbabwe deal?

11. September 2008

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President Robert Mugabe has agreed to share power with Morgan Tsvangirai. At the moment we don’t really know the actual contents or the terms of the agreement, so, we have to wait until Monday when the actual signing ceremony is expected to take place. Even though I would have wanted Mugabe out of power, maybe [...]

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Zimbabwe: Zanu PF and MDC agree to form unity government

11. September 2008

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Zanu PF and the Movement for Democratic Change agreed a power-sharing deal on Thursday to end the post election crisis in the country, both parties said.
This is the moment that Zimbabweans have been waiting for? The day Mugabe accepts to share power with the people’s choice Morgan Tsvangirai. We all remember how Tsvangirai was robbed [...]

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Morgan Tsvangirai challenges Robert Mugabe to call a new election

7. September 2008

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Movement for Democratic Change President Morgan Tsvangirai has said they(MDC) would rather have no deal than sign a bad deal. The opposition party has said they would rather quit the power-sharing talks with Zanu PF, and have challenged President Mugabe to call a new election.
Another election will surely result in more violence in the country. [...]

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What if President Mugabe goes ahead and appoint cabinet without MDC?

5. September 2008

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President Robert Mugabe was quoted in the state media on Thursday as saying he will go ahead and form a government on Thursday if opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai does not sign a power-sharing deal.Meanwhile Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has responded by saying President Mugabe will be committing ‘political suicide’ if he goes [...]

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