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| The president of the Central African Republic and the rebels who sought to overthrow him have agreed to create a coalition government with the country's political opposition, a deal that will allow François Bozizé to remain in office until 2016, officials have said. | The president of the Central African Republic and the rebels who sought to overthrow him have agreed to create a coalition government with the country's political opposition, a deal that will allow François Bozizé to remain in office until 2016, officials have said. |
| The announcement came after days of talks in Gabon, which were organised after an alliance of rebels groups swept through the north of the country and seized control of a dozen towns. | The announcement came after days of talks in Gabon, which were organised after an alliance of rebels groups swept through the north of the country and seized control of a dozen towns. |
| The agreement includes a provision that a prime minister will be appointed from the opposition, and legislative elections will be organised in a year, said Chad's foreign affairs minister, Moussa Faki Mahamat. | The agreement includes a provision that a prime minister will be appointed from the opposition, and legislative elections will be organised in a year, said Chad's foreign affairs minister, Moussa Faki Mahamat. |
| "The mandate of President Bozizé is a constitutional question. We cannot challenge the Central African Republic's constitution," said the Chadian president, Idriss Déby, who presided over the closing ceremony for the talks. | "The mandate of President Bozizé is a constitutional question. We cannot challenge the Central African Republic's constitution," said the Chadian president, Idriss Déby, who presided over the closing ceremony for the talks. |
| Bozizé seized power in 2003 after a rebellion and later went on to win elections in 2005 and 2011, though the US and others have described the votes as flawed. | Bozizé seized power in 2003 after a rebellion and later went on to win elections in 2005 and 2011, though the US and others have described the votes as flawed. |
| The rebels, who began their onslaught on 10 December, had previously called for Bozizé to step down and dismissed his calls to form a coalition government. The raids, which stopped short of the capital, Bangui, posed the gravest threat to Bozizé's reign after nearly 10 years in power. | The rebels, who began their onslaught on 10 December, had previously called for Bozizé to step down and dismissed his calls to form a coalition government. The raids, which stopped short of the capital, Bangui, posed the gravest threat to Bozizé's reign after nearly 10 years in power. |
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