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Tsvangirai returns home today
30 Jul 2014 at 11:51hrs | Views
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai who yesterday met with Britain's Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds in London to try to push forward an internationally-brokered initiative for him to join Mugabe's government is expected back home today.
Tsvangirai's spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka said Tsvangirai returns home "a day before the nation painfully remembers the grand theft of 31 July in which a monumental fraud was successfully disguised as an election".
Mugabe overwhelmingly won the July 31 vote but his main rival, Tsvangirai, denounced it as a "huge fraud".
"Today, all we see is the underwhelming delivery by those who claim to have won an overwhelming election last year," Tamborinyoka said.
Tsvangirai has said he believed an "internationally-led process" of compromise and reform was possible, but said he was not calling for another government of national unity.
But, suggesting frustration at the lack of real compromise between the authorities and the opposition, he added: "And I am aware that there are some have sought to give conditions to this national dialogue."
Mugabe's Zanu-PF has said it will be prepared to talk to the opposition only after it recognises Mugabe as a legitimately elected president.
A diplomat in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said the partners around the table were all clear that they will use their efforts, and are prepared to commit resources at supporting the regeneration and economic development of Zimbabwe.
"It's an opportunity to work on dialogue efforts, but we don't want to raise expectations," the diplomatic source said from London yesterday.
"We are all going to hit the phones now, talk to our various partners, and we will give our very best effort to open the talks."
Tsvangirai's spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka said Tsvangirai returns home "a day before the nation painfully remembers the grand theft of 31 July in which a monumental fraud was successfully disguised as an election".
Mugabe overwhelmingly won the July 31 vote but his main rival, Tsvangirai, denounced it as a "huge fraud".
"Today, all we see is the underwhelming delivery by those who claim to have won an overwhelming election last year," Tamborinyoka said.
Tsvangirai has said he believed an "internationally-led process" of compromise and reform was possible, but said he was not calling for another government of national unity.
Mugabe's Zanu-PF has said it will be prepared to talk to the opposition only after it recognises Mugabe as a legitimately elected president.
A diplomat in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said the partners around the table were all clear that they will use their efforts, and are prepared to commit resources at supporting the regeneration and economic development of Zimbabwe.
"It's an opportunity to work on dialogue efforts, but we don't want to raise expectations," the diplomatic source said from London yesterday.
"We are all going to hit the phones now, talk to our various partners, and we will give our very best effort to open the talks."
Source - dailynews
