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| Zimbabwe: Opposition MDC suspends Morgan Tsvangirai | Zimbabwe: Opposition MDC suspends Morgan Tsvangirai |
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| Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change says it is suspending its leader Morgan Tsvangirai for "deviating from democratic principles". | Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change says it is suspending its leader Morgan Tsvangirai for "deviating from democratic principles". |
| The announcement, by MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti, follows a party meeting in the capital Harare. | The announcement, by MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti, follows a party meeting in the capital Harare. |
| From 2009-2013 Mr Tsvangirai served as prime minister in a fragile power-sharing government, with Robert Mugabe remaining Zimbabwe's president. | From 2009-2013 Mr Tsvangirai served as prime minister in a fragile power-sharing government, with Robert Mugabe remaining Zimbabwe's president. |
| That unity government ended with the elections in July 2013. | That unity government ended with the elections in July 2013. |
| Mr Mugabe's party won a huge majority in the vote, which Mr Tsvangirai dismissed as fraudulent. | |
| His defeat was a major setback for a man who for many years posed the only credible challenge to President Mugabe. | |
| He also failed to unseat the veteran leader in two previous attempts. | |
| Observers say the MDC leadership has been riven with in-fighting for months, in the wake of the election. | |
| Several other senior party figures were also reported to have been suspended at Saturday's meeting, and some suspended members to have been reinstated. |