Tsvangirai admits GPA principals should meet to discuss draft Constitution

MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has admitted that Principals to the Global Political Agreement have to meet to discuss the Copac draft Constitution.
Mr Tsvangirai had in the past weeks insisted that principals could not renegotiate a document agreed by people with their delegated authority.
He told reporters during his monthly Press briefing recently that since the document was signed by representatives of all parties in the inclusive Government, it was supposed to be taken to the Second All Stakeholders Conference in its current form.
Launching his party's "Yes Vote" campaign in Harare last Saturday, Mr Tsvangirai claimed the draft was a parliamentary document and the Speaker should call for the
Second All Stakeholders Conference after which a referendum should follow.He said if Zanu-PF was not happy with the draft it should start a "No Vote'' campaign.
However, Mr Tsvangirai made a major shift on his position and told an American pirate radio station, Studio 7, that principals have to meet over the draft.
He said there was no constitutional crisis in the country, saying a solution  to the current impasse would be found "one way or the other".
Mr Tsvangirai said as long as there was consensus between the "main actors" there should be a basis for moving forward.
The draft is now at the level of principals namely President Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara.
"I am sure down the line the Constitution will go to the people. 
"There is no constitutional crisis; there is a constitutional impasse . . . it will be resolved one way or the other," he said.
MDC-T sources said their party was really desperate to make changes to the Copac draft at the remaining stages of the Constitution-making process.
"Although our president had openly declared that he will not open any negotiations with Zanu- PF over the draft, we really feel that the document has a lot of grey areas.
"As you can see, after Cabinet on Tuesday, he (Mr Tsvangirai) waited for long to meet President Mugabe over the draft," said the source.
Mr Tsvangirai said although Sadc could be called in to mediate, it was important for Zimbabweans to find a common ground over the matter.
He said the country had spent "a very painstaking three-and-a-half years of work" over the matter.