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| Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has told his party's leaders that Monday's power-sharing deal is a "humiliation". | Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has told his party's leaders that Monday's power-sharing deal is a "humiliation". |
| But he said the party had no alternative after losing the March parliamentary elections. | But he said the party had no alternative after losing the March parliamentary elections. |
| Mr Mugabe is expected to meet prime minister-designate Morgan Tsvangirai later to discuss allocating ministerial posts under the deal. | |
| Correspondents say there is intense lobbying for positions among all the parties involved in the agreement. | Correspondents say there is intense lobbying for positions among all the parties involved in the agreement. |
| The situation is critical Matthew CochraneRed Cross Who gets Zimbabwe's land?Hunger road trip | The situation is critical Matthew CochraneRed Cross Who gets Zimbabwe's land?Hunger road trip |
| Under the deal, Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF has 15 posts in cabinet, Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) 13 and a smaller MDC faction three. | Under the deal, Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF has 15 posts in cabinet, Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) 13 and a smaller MDC faction three. |
| But the allocation of portfolios among the parties and the naming of the ministers has still to be decided. | But the allocation of portfolios among the parties and the naming of the ministers has still to be decided. |
| How the power-sharing deal works | How the power-sharing deal works |
| Meanwhile, the international Red Cross is to start distributing food aid shortly. | Meanwhile, the international Red Cross is to start distributing food aid shortly. |
| Trucks carrying some 383 metric tonnes of aid travelled through the night after loading supplies in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare. | Trucks carrying some 383 metric tonnes of aid travelled through the night after loading supplies in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare. |
| The food will be handed out to about 24,000 people. | The food will be handed out to about 24,000 people. |
| Red Cross spokesman Matthew Cochrane told the BBC that some two million people need food aid, and this could rise to five million - half the population - by the end of the year. | Red Cross spokesman Matthew Cochrane told the BBC that some two million people need food aid, and this could rise to five million - half the population - by the end of the year. |
| "The situation is critical," he said. | "The situation is critical," he said. |
| Who's in charge? | Who's in charge? |
| A meeting between Mr Mugabe, Mr Tsvangirai and faction leader Arthur Mutumbara to discuss the distribution of cabinet posts has been postponed since Tuesday. | |
| But Mr Mugabe's former Justice Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, told state TV that the meeting would take place on Thursday and a new cabinet could be decided on by the end of the day. | But Mr Mugabe's former Justice Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, told state TV that the meeting would take place on Thursday and a new cabinet could be decided on by the end of the day. |
| Mr Mugabe told a meeting of Zanu-PF's leadership ahead of the meeting: | Mr Mugabe told a meeting of Zanu-PF's leadership ahead of the meeting: |
| The new government's first priority is to revive the economy"If only we had not blundered in the March... elections we wouldn't be facing this humiliation. | The new government's first priority is to revive the economy"If only we had not blundered in the March... elections we wouldn't be facing this humiliation. |
| "This is what we have to deal with." | "This is what we have to deal with." |
| But he nevertheless said Zanu-PF remained "in the driving seat". | But he nevertheless said Zanu-PF remained "in the driving seat". |
| "We are still in a dominant position which will enable us to gather more strength as we move into the future," he said, according to the state-run Herald newspaper. | "We are still in a dominant position which will enable us to gather more strength as we move into the future," he said, according to the state-run Herald newspaper. |
| The deal is intended to share power equally but correspondents say it is unclear if either party has the upper hand. | The deal is intended to share power equally but correspondents say it is unclear if either party has the upper hand. |
| Under the deal, Mr Mugabe will chair the cabinet, while Mr Tsvangirai will chair a "council of ministers" attended by all cabinet ministers. | Under the deal, Mr Mugabe will chair the cabinet, while Mr Tsvangirai will chair a "council of ministers" attended by all cabinet ministers. |
| The cabinet under Mr Mugabe will decide on government policy, while the council of ministers will implement it. | The cabinet under Mr Mugabe will decide on government policy, while the council of ministers will implement it. |
| Mr Chinamasa said the cabinet would meet each week, while the council of ministers would meet quarterly. | Mr Chinamasa said the cabinet would meet each week, while the council of ministers would meet quarterly. |
| Analysts fear the arrangements could lead to rival centres of power being formed. | Analysts fear the arrangements could lead to rival centres of power being formed. |
| But Mr Tsvangirai told the BBC this would not be the case. | But Mr Tsvangirai told the BBC this would not be the case. |
| "We have to make sure that doesn't happen," he said. | "We have to make sure that doesn't happen," he said. |
| "I am confident we will be able to deliver." | "I am confident we will be able to deliver." |
| The new government's first priority is to try to revive the ruined economy. | The new government's first priority is to try to revive the ruined economy. |
| Annual inflation is running at an official rate of 11,000,000% and just one adult in five has a regular job. Up to half the population will need food aid by the end of the year, donors say. | Annual inflation is running at an official rate of 11,000,000% and just one adult in five has a regular job. Up to half the population will need food aid by the end of the year, donors say. |
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