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...talks had revolved around a proposal for Mugabe to remain President while appointing Tsvangirai as Prime Minister, but they had been deadlocked over which position would be more powerful. (Tsvangirai's MDC also controls the legislature, having beaten Mugabe's Zanu-PF Party in the parliamentary vote in March.) It was not immediately clear what led to the breakthrough, nor how the balance of power between Mugabe and Tsvangirai will be resolved. Details of the deal are to be released Monday at a formal signing ceremony...
...reject Mugabe's authority to call them together - broke out in whistles, shouts and even song. From the opposition benches, where the MPs refused to stand, a chorus of "Zanu Yaora" rang out, meaning 'Zanu is rotten.' (Zanu is the shortened acronym for Mugabe's party, the Zanu-PF or Zimbabwean African Union-Patriotic Front.) Mugabe tried to ignore the noise and continued to speak but many of his words were lost...
...After a week, the talks hit their first roadblock when the M.D.C. rejected as "insulting" an initial offer by Mugabe's regime to make Tsvangirai one of three vice presidents. [Zimbabwe's other two vice presidents are ranking members of the ruling Zimbabwean African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) party, and perform a largely ceremonial role.] Since then, there has been little authoritative word - and much wild speculation - on how the talks were proceeding. Some analysts predict negotiations will last months, if not years...
...wake of the March 29 poll. The key question now is whether Mugabe is seriously pursuing an agreement with the opposition or merely going through the motions of talking in order to kill off any momentum for sanctions and other forms of international pressure. Most analysts believe that Zanu-PF is serious - or at least, seriously feeling the heat. "There is a great deal of international pressure on them," said Maroleng. "They're feeling it. And that immense pressure does not give them much room to maneuver. They're engaged...
...Aubrey Matshiqi of the Johannesburg-based Center for Policy Studies said Zanu-PF was using the talks to buy time, for two reasons: to renew its rural support base inside Zimbabwe, which has been eroded by the MDC, and to manage the succession of 84-year-old Mugabe. "Zanu needs this process of negotiation for its own reasons," said Matshiqi...