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| African talks on Zimbabwe crisis | African talks on Zimbabwe crisis |
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| The African Union is holding talks in Tanzania a day after a visit to Harare by their newly installed chairman. | |
| Jean Ping met both President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwean Election Commission on Monday. | Jean Ping met both President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwean Election Commission on Monday. |
| Over the weekend, he met South African President Thabo Mbeki, who has been mediating on the political crisis in Zimbabwe. | |
| The AU meeting may discuss a possible African-wide initiative as Zimbabweans await a presidential run-off date. | The AU meeting may discuss a possible African-wide initiative as Zimbabweans await a presidential run-off date. |
| Opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai won the most votes in the poll, but is still debating whether to contest a second-round run-off. | Opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai won the most votes in the poll, but is still debating whether to contest a second-round run-off. |
| His Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says the government delayed giving the results for more than a month so it could carry out a campaign of violence against opposition supporters ahead of a run-off. | |
| Tough call for oppositionAnxiety in Harare | |
| Zimbabwe's ruling party has called on its supporters to refrain from violence in the second round. | Zimbabwe's ruling party has called on its supporters to refrain from violence in the second round. |
| Zanu-PF's Nathan Shamuyarira was quoted by the state-run Herald as saying: "We are urging our people to go and campaign peacefully. We are also urging the opposition to avoid violence and respect people's lives." | Zanu-PF's Nathan Shamuyarira was quoted by the state-run Herald as saying: "We are urging our people to go and campaign peacefully. We are also urging the opposition to avoid violence and respect people's lives." |
| Results published by Zimbabwe's electoral commission last week gave MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai more votes than President Robert Mugabe, but not the 50% needed to avoid a run-off. | Results published by Zimbabwe's electoral commission last week gave MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai more votes than President Robert Mugabe, but not the 50% needed to avoid a run-off. |
| Mr Mugabe has said he will stand in a run-off, but a date for the second round of voting has yet to be set. | Mr Mugabe has said he will stand in a run-off, but a date for the second round of voting has yet to be set. |
| Mr Mugabe would win automatically if his rival refused to take part. | Mr Mugabe would win automatically if his rival refused to take part. |
| On Sunday, Mr Tsvangirai's MDC said it was discussing the conditions under which it could take part in a second round. | On Sunday, Mr Tsvangirai's MDC said it was discussing the conditions under which it could take part in a second round. |
| Zimbabwe's reserve bank has begun circulating new notes with face-values of 100m and 250m Zimbabwe dollars. | |
| The notes were introduced to help cope with inflation which officially stands at more than 165,000%, but which economists say is probably far higher. |