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| Zimbabwe party mulls Mugabe role | Zimbabwe party mulls Mugabe role |
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| Leaders of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF are expected to meet on Friday to decide whether President Robert Mugabe should stand for re-election next year. | Leaders of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF are expected to meet on Friday to decide whether President Robert Mugabe should stand for re-election next year. |
| Mr Mugabe has made it clear he wants to remain in office. | |
| But he is under increasing pressure from Zanu-PF factions to stand down to end the political and economic crisis. | But he is under increasing pressure from Zanu-PF factions to stand down to end the political and economic crisis. |
| On Thursday, southern African leaders agreed that South African President Thabo Mbeki should try to promote political dialogue inside Zimbabwe. | On Thursday, southern African leaders agreed that South African President Thabo Mbeki should try to promote political dialogue inside Zimbabwe. |
| However, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is disappointed with the outcome of the meeting. | |
| MDC Secretary-General Tendai Biti told the BBC that the focus of Mr Mbeki's mission would be western sanctions and land, which are Mr Mugabe's complaints. | |
| The MDC says the problems are the economic mismanagement. | |
| Behind the scenes, the issue everyone's talking about is Robert Mugabe's future. | Behind the scenes, the issue everyone's talking about is Robert Mugabe's future. |
| The man who has led Zimbabwe for nearly 27 years has never looked as isolated as he is at present. | The man who has led Zimbabwe for nearly 27 years has never looked as isolated as he is at present. |
| Friday's meeting of Zanu-PF's Central Committee brings together about 200 of the ruling party's most important decision-makers. | Friday's meeting of Zanu-PF's Central Committee brings together about 200 of the ruling party's most important decision-makers. |
| In the knowledge that presidential elections are likely a year from now, there is intense lobbying going on within Zanu-PF. | In the knowledge that presidential elections are likely a year from now, there is intense lobbying going on within Zanu-PF. |
| Summit disappoints critics href="/1/hi/world/africa/6506549.stm">Profile: Emmerson Mnangagwa class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/6507993.stm">Profile: The Mujuru couple | |
| President Mugabe is desperate to hold on to power. But he may only have support from around a third of the membership of his party's Central Committee. | President Mugabe is desperate to hold on to power. But he may only have support from around a third of the membership of his party's Central Committee. |
| There are two opposing factions. One is led by the former armed forces commander, Solomon Mujuru, and his wife Joyce, who is the country's vice-president. | There are two opposing factions. One is led by the former armed forces commander, Solomon Mujuru, and his wife Joyce, who is the country's vice-president. |
| The other is headed by Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former security minister. | The other is headed by Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former security minister. |
| Both sides would like to see Mr Mugabe step aside, not least because under his leadership, Zimbabwe's economy is now out of control. | Both sides would like to see Mr Mugabe step aside, not least because under his leadership, Zimbabwe's economy is now out of control. |