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January 3, 2009

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Set to Form Government
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State media say president preparing to form government even if
opposition refuses to join 
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (file photo)Zimbabwe's state media
say President Robert Mugabe is preparing to form a government even if
the opposition refuses to join. The Herald newspaper Saturday quotes
Mugabe spokesman George Charamba as saying the president has started
preparing an administration. According to the report, Mr. Mugabe fired
12 ministers and deputy ministers last week who had lost their seats in
parliamentary elections last March. Mr. Mugabe finished second in the
presidential vote but won the June runoff after opposition leader Morgan
Tsvangirai pulled out, saying scores of his supporters had been killed.
The president and Mr. Tsvangirai signed an agreement in September to
form a unity government. However, the deal has stalled over
disagreements about how to fill key Cabinet posts. 

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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