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| Zimbabwe's MDC 'agrees' to deal | Zimbabwe's MDC 'agrees' to deal |
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| The national executive of Zimbabwe's main opposition party has agreed to join a unity government with President Robert Mugabe, the BBC has learned. | The national executive of Zimbabwe's main opposition party has agreed to join a unity government with President Robert Mugabe, the BBC has learned. |
| The national council of the opposition Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) still needs to endorse the deal. | The national council of the opposition Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) still needs to endorse the deal. |
| Regional mediator South Africa had said the MDC would commit to the deal signed 10 months ago. | Regional mediator South Africa had said the MDC would commit to the deal signed 10 months ago. |
| Earlier in the week the MDC had appeared reluctant to endorse the power-sharing agreement. | Earlier in the week the MDC had appeared reluctant to endorse the power-sharing agreement. |
| The party said that the outcome of the latest summit fell "far short" of their expectations. | The party said that the outcome of the latest summit fell "far short" of their expectations. |
| On Friday, Mr Mugabe's Zanu-PF and the MDC agreed to set up a joint committee to monitor the power-sharing pact. | |
| The body is the first structure to be formed as a result of political agreement, according to South African mediator Sydney Mufamadi. | The body is the first structure to be formed as a result of political agreement, according to South African mediator Sydney Mufamadi. |
| Correspondents say the move is a further sign that the political rivals may be close to implementing a power-sharing agreement. | |
| The wrangling over power-sharing has paralysed government for nearly a year. SADC's POWER-SHARE TIMELINE 5 Feb: Zimbabwe to pass power-sharing constitutional amendment11 Feb: PM-designate Tsvangirai and his deputies to be sworn in13 Feb: Remaining ministers and their deputies to take office | The wrangling over power-sharing has paralysed government for nearly a year. SADC's POWER-SHARE TIMELINE 5 Feb: Zimbabwe to pass power-sharing constitutional amendment11 Feb: PM-designate Tsvangirai and his deputies to be sworn in13 Feb: Remaining ministers and their deputies to take office |
| Zimbabwe is suffering from an escalating food crisis and an outbreak of cholera. | Zimbabwe is suffering from an escalating food crisis and an outbreak of cholera. |
| South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, who chaired an emergency summit this week to get a deal, said the MDC was committed to a timeline agreed by the parties. | South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, who chaired an emergency summit this week to get a deal, said the MDC was committed to a timeline agreed by the parties. |
| This would see MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai sworn in as prime minister on February 11. | This would see MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai sworn in as prime minister on February 11. |
| The BBC's Southern Africa correspondent Peter Biles says its clear Mr Tsvangirai has come under a lot of pressure to agree to a deal that the MDC does not fully support. | The BBC's Southern Africa correspondent Peter Biles says its clear Mr Tsvangirai has come under a lot of pressure to agree to a deal that the MDC does not fully support. |