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Power-Sharing Talks Stall in Zimbabwe

Mugabe will grant PM role but no power, opposition says

By Laurel Jorgensen,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2008 5:41 PM CDT

(Newser) – Zimbabwe’s rival parties stopped talks today without progress on forging a unified government, BBC reports. President Robert Mugabe offered to make opposition leader Morgan Tsvanigrai prime minister without any authority. Tsvanigrai wants Mugabe to stay president but cede executive power. “Nothing was achieved...   Read full story »

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