Tsvangirai's party boycotting Zimbabwe government

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change -- the party of Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai -- is boycotting the country's unity government, the party's leader said Friday.

"This is a constitutional crisis," said Tsvangirai as he railed against President Robert Mugabe's party. "ZanuPF [Mugabe's party] cannot run government alone constitutionally and legally."

Tsvangirai said his party will not attend cabinet meetings and the prime minister has also boycotted his meetings with Mugabe which occur every Monday.

The party is not completely pulling out of the government, Tsvangirai said.

"Why have we decided not to pull out? Because the people of Zimbabwe want real change and that is our obligation. If that time to pull out comes, it will be that time, not now," Tsvangirai said.

Tsvangirai did not explain the apparent contradiction between boycotting the government and pulling out of it.

The relationship between the two parties has been tenuous since the power-sharing deal, which had been brokered by the regional Southern African Development Community after a hotly disputed election won by Mugabe last year.

The last straw may have been the re-arrest of MDC party member Roy Bennett this week. Bennett was arrested on February 13 -- just before he was to be sworn in as deputy agriculture minister in the new power-sharing government.

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5 comments // Tsvangirai's party boycotting Zimbabwe government

  • samthesixth
  • metalcookiesxy70
  • FishaHouse777
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      FishaHouse777  

    • A great cause by Tsvangirai, but I doubt it will work because boycotting a government is like trying to slay a dragon by ignoring it.
      He needs to spend this valuable time promoting his campaign and proving the many and obvious faults of mugabe. Also I also beleive Mugabe's government is secretly funded and protected by foreign powers, but I won't say who simply because I don't know who.

    • 4 months ago
  • samthesixth
  • CarolineS
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      CarolineS  

    • The british and American governments are behind the instability of the whole of Africa, whoever gets in will have been paid for by the west, and always has!

    • 4 months ago
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