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Zimbabwe rivals agree unity deal | Zimbabwe rivals agree unity deal |
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Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says a power-sharing deal has been reached with President Robert Mugabe in Harare. | |
"We've got a deal," said Mr Tsvangirai, the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party. | |
South African President Thabo Mbeki, who has helped broker the talks, is expected to issue a statement shortly. | |
Weeks of negotiations in the Zimbabwean capital have faltered over how the two sides are to share power. | |
The government and MDC have already agreed Mr Tsvangirai will be named prime minister and Mr Mugabe will remain as president. | |
Mr Mugabe won a controversial June presidential run-off election unopposed after Mr Tsvangirai withdrew, claiming his supporters were the brunt of a state-sponsored campaign of violence. | |
In the first presidential election in March, Mr Tsvangirai gained more votes than Mr Mugabe, but official results say he did not pass the 50% threshold for outright victory. |