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They have tasted the warm sweetness of power and no longer want elections
15 Jul 2011 at 20:22hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe on Friday said new elections were possible this year. This is despite a timeline that put the polls in 2012 at the earliest.
Mugabe told his Zanu-PF party's central committee that there are still six months to go and elections can be held this year.
"The inclusive government was never meant to last forever" said Mugabe.
"When we appended our signatures to the global political agreement it was on the understanding that this was a vehicle for fresh elections which would decide who should govern this country," Mugabe said.
He also said MDC-T wanted to extend the "global political agreement" because it has joined government and tasted the warm sweetness of power and no longer want elections.
"They want elections suspended indefinitely and their governorship extended to infinite" reiterated Mugabe.
Mugabe told his Zanu-PF party's central committee that there are still six months to go and elections can be held this year.
"The inclusive government was never meant to last forever" said Mugabe.
"When we appended our signatures to the global political agreement it was on the understanding that this was a vehicle for fresh elections which would decide who should govern this country," Mugabe said.
He also said MDC-T wanted to extend the "global political agreement" because it has joined government and tasted the warm sweetness of power and no longer want elections.
"They want elections suspended indefinitely and their governorship extended to infinite" reiterated Mugabe.
Source - AFP
