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Opposition reunites in Zimbabwe | Opposition reunites in Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe's rival opposition factions say they have reunited, declaring they have a majority in parliament. | |
The announcement was jointly made by Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, whose faction split in 2005. | |
The final results of parliamentary and presidential polls have still not been published - more than four weeks after the elections. | |
Mr Tsvangirai says he beat President Robert Mugabe outright in the polls. | Mr Tsvangirai says he beat President Robert Mugabe outright in the polls. |
Representatives of the presidential candidates are set to meet the electoral commission to review the results of the disputed election. | |
Mugabe 'cannot be president' | Mugabe 'cannot be president' |
At a joint news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Tsvangirai and Mr Mutambara announced that they were now working together. | At a joint news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Tsvangirai and Mr Mutambara announced that they were now working together. |
This meant that President Mugabe's Zanu-PF party was now in the minority, they said. | This meant that President Mugabe's Zanu-PF party was now in the minority, they said. |
Mr Tsvangirai also urged Mr Mugabe to concede that "he cannot be president". | Mr Tsvangirai also urged Mr Mugabe to concede that "he cannot be president". |
The opposition announcement is a significant move, the BBC's Peter Greste in Johannesburg says. | The opposition announcement is a significant move, the BBC's Peter Greste in Johannesburg says. |
And the announcement will also be a welcome boost for Mr Tsvangirai if he does face a run-off with Mr Mugabe to be president as is being predicted. | And the announcement will also be a welcome boost for Mr Tsvangirai if he does face a run-off with Mr Mugabe to be president as is being predicted. |
The MDC says 15 of its supporters have been killed in post-election violence. | The MDC says 15 of its supporters have been killed in post-election violence. |
More than 200 of its activists were arrested during a police raid on its Harare headquarters last Friday. | More than 200 of its activists were arrested during a police raid on its Harare headquarters last Friday. |
A judge has ordered that they should either be charged or set free, following an MDC petition. | A judge has ordered that they should either be charged or set free, following an MDC petition. |