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Zimbabwe rivals agree unity deal Zimbabwe rivals agree unity deal
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Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says a power-sharing deal has been reached with President Robert Mugabe in Harare. Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe have reached a deal to share power.
"We've got a deal," said Mr Tsvangirai, the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party. After mediating four days of talks in Harare, South African President Thabo Mbeki said the deal would be signed and made public on Monday.
South African President Thabo Mbeki, who has helped broker the talks, said an agreement would be signed on Monday. Mr Mugabe has not yet commented. The two sides had already agreed that Mr Tsvangirai would be prime minister with Mr Mugabe staying on as president.
Mr Mugabe has not yet commented. Weeks of negotiations have faltered over how the two sides are to share power. But negotiations had faltered over how the two sides were to share power.
The government and MDC have already agreed Mr Tsvangirai will be named prime minister and Mr Mugabe will remain as president. Mr Tsvangirai, the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, was first to announce the deal as the talks ended.
Mr Mbeki told a news conference: "An agreement has been reached about all the matters on the agenda of the negotiations." Later, Mr Mbeki told a news conference: "An agreement has been reached about all the matters on the agenda of the negotiations."
The discussions are thought to have been deadlocked over how many ministries each party should have in a unity government, and how much power Mr Mugabe should retain.
Mr Mugabe won a controversial June presidential run-off election unopposed after Mr Tsvangirai withdrew, claiming his supporters were the brunt of a state-sponsored campaign of violence.Mr Mugabe won a controversial June presidential run-off election unopposed after Mr Tsvangirai withdrew, claiming his supporters were the brunt of a state-sponsored campaign of violence.
In the first presidential election in March, Mr Tsvangirai gained more votes than Mr Mugabe, but official results say he did not pass the 50% threshold for outright victory.In the first presidential election in March, Mr Tsvangirai gained more votes than Mr Mugabe, but official results say he did not pass the 50% threshold for outright victory.