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Zimbabwe rivals agree unity deal Zimbabwe rivals agree unity deal
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Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe have reached a deal to share power.Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe have reached a deal to share power.
After mediating four days of talks in Harare, South African President Thabo Mbeki said the agreement would be signed and made public on Monday.After mediating four days of talks in Harare, South African President Thabo Mbeki said the agreement would be signed and made public on Monday.
Mr Mbeki did not give any details. Mr Tsvangirai has confirmed the deal, but Mr Mugabe has yet to comment.Mr Mbeki did not give any details. Mr Tsvangirai has confirmed the deal, but Mr Mugabe has yet to comment.
The government and MDC had already agreed that Mr Tsvangirai would be PM with Mr Mugabe staying on as president.The government and MDC had already agreed that Mr Tsvangirai would be PM with Mr Mugabe staying on as president.
Negotiations have been on-off since the end of July, but have stalled over the allocation of executive power between Mr Mugabe and Mr Tsvangirai, bitter rivals for a decade.Negotiations have been on-off since the end of July, but have stalled over the allocation of executive power between Mr Mugabe and Mr Tsvangirai, bitter rivals for a decade.
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Mr Tsvangirai, the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, was first to announce the deal as the talks ended.Mr Tsvangirai, the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, was first to announce the deal as the talks ended.
Later, 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.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.
MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa told the BBC: "Both political parties are committed, it's our wish that the deal will be successful."MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa told the BBC: "Both political parties are committed, it's our wish that the deal will be successful."
BBC Africa editor Martin Plaut says the agreement opens the way for international donors to help to revive Zimbabwe's economy.BBC Africa editor Martin Plaut says the agreement opens the way for international donors to help to revive Zimbabwe's economy.
It is now the fastest shrinking in the world with inflation of at least two million per cent, he says.It is now the fastest shrinking in the world with inflation of at least two million per cent, he says.
Mr Mugabe, in power since independence from Britain in 1980, won a controversial June presidential run-off election unopposed after Mr Tsvangirai withdrew, claiming the MDC was the target of state-sponsored violence.Mr Mugabe, in power since independence from Britain in 1980, won a controversial June presidential run-off election unopposed after Mr Tsvangirai withdrew, claiming the MDC was the target of state-sponsored 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.