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 of the cabinet.
- MDC Morgan Tsvangirai 13 cabinet seats.
- Zanu PF 15 cabinet posts
- MDC Mutambara 3 seats
Other reports have said that Morgan Tsvangirai will be in charge of the cabinet whilst Mugabe will be in charge of a council, which will act as an overseer of the cabinet’s activities. However Mugabe will have no veto powers on the council.
But until we see the full agreement document, well, we have to be cautious about media speculations. If Morgan Tsvangirai is going to be prime minister, we still don’t know how much power he will have or how much power Mugabe retains.
Other reports say the opposition MDC will have control of the cabinet and the police force. President Mugabe will retain control of the country’s military.
Personally I would have preferred a new Zimbabwe without Mugabe, but for the sake of a peaceful Zimbabwe at most he should have got a ceremonial government position and let other people try and sort out this mess he has created in Zimbabwe.
But for the sake of development and people’s welfare, I just hope this deal puts people’s interest first. It should signal the era of politicians who think they are bigger than Zimbabwe, politicians who think they own Zimbabwe, the end of politicians who are NOT answerable to people who elect them into office.
This power-sharing deal will not mean anything if it does not address the bread and butter issues. People First!
Zimbabwean citizens have suffered for the past few years. Many are now economic refugees in other countries, families have been destroyed and lives lost because of greedy politicians who put their interests ahead of the people’s interest.
Zimbabwe’s political situation makes me angry! But I hope this is the beginning of an anger free life.
Feel free to have your say.
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Hi there …..this deal thing is really a good laugh if you have a warped mind like mine…..and it is going to end up with a huge government that is going to be as cumbersome as hell…..
And let me tell you a little huge secret…..the keys of the kingdom are still firmly in the hands of zanu pf,mugabe and the generals…..
The rest got a lot of pretty titles and empty spray cans of power…
To me the whole thing is just window dressings so that the generals and zanu pf look legit….
But you know what if it is going to make things better then all will be good….
Ok now I will stop raising your blood pressure….lol
Hi Sdudla, one thing that I didn’t like is the size of the cabinet. From what I know of Zimbabwean politicians, they are greedy and will always want to make the most of the opportunities to get rich at the expense of the POVO.
God knows how many Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Ministers witout portfolio, and Minister of state in the president’s office we are going to get?
How much of tax-payers money is going to be wasted?
I hope Mugabe is not taking us for a ride and also that Tsvangirai has not sold-out.