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...same day Somchai was voted in, the Supreme Court issued a third arrest warrant against Thaksin for failing to show up in court.) But even though Samak is gone and his predecessor charged with criminal wrongdoing, the Thaksin connection remains. Somchai, a former judge who served in Samak's cabinet as Education Minister, also happens to be Thaksin's brother...
...Neither Mugabe nor Tsvangirai is comfortable granting executive power to the other: the opposition leader demanded fresh elections, which he would be confident of winning if the poll were free and fair, while Mugabe threatened to form a Cabinet without the opposition if Tsvangirai rejected his terms. Shortly before the deal was announced, one source close to the talks had said that Mbeki was on the verge of quitting his mediation role on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in frustration. "President Mbeki was fuming, threatening the Zimbabwean leaders that SADC will not be responsible if there...
...meeting, Mbeki, who has been in Harare since Monday in a last-ditch effort to find a compromise, offered a proposal under which Tsvangirai would serve as Prime Minister, chairing a council of ministers charged with formulating government policy. Under the proposal, Mugabe would remain as chairman of the Cabinet, a separate entity, which would review the work of the council of ministers...
...insisting that Tsvangirai should instead be his deputy. A Zanu-PF minister, speaking on condition of anonymity, told TIME earlier that Mugabe was not comfortable with Tsvangirai heading the government. He said, "The deal on the table is more of a fantasy. They want Tsvangirai to chair and appoint Cabinet. Those are the functions of the President in accordance to the constitution of Zimbabwe. Comrade Mugabe is refusing to sign that document...
...last decade, we've seen different leaders who are good at different things, and what they've demonstrated is there are some pieces you can't not have," says David Davis, runner-up to Cameron in the Tory-leadership contest and until June a member of his shadow cabinet. "David has got the key things. He's good in the House [of Commons]. He's good on television. He's pretty good at policy. He's pretty good at the diplomatic wing of leadership. There are no missing slots...