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Mugabe unlikely to contest for president - Opposition
(SomaliNet) President Robert Mugabe is unlikely to contest for next yearÂ’s presidential elections, because people within his party Zanu-PF are anxious to get another candidate, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said. Mr. Mugabe has said he would like to postpone the elections and stay in power until 2010 but Zanu-PF members are resisting this option. "We have always called on all patriotic Zimbabweans who want to see a solution about Mugabe coming together," he said. "I'm sure that there is national convergence on such a roadmap being worked out between some of the ruling party members and the MDC [Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change]." Western diplomats say that Zanu-PF power-brokers Emmerson Mnangagwa and Solomon Mujuru are both keen to replace Mr. Mugabe as the party's candidate next year. The party's policy-making central committee is due to rule on Wednesday whether to reject or approve Mr. Mugabe's suggestion to change the constitution and postpone the elections. Posted by: Fred 2007-03-27 |
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