Tsvangirai declares deadlock

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday said he would not reopen negotiations on the Copac draft constitution with President Robert Mugabe, accusing Zanu PF of wanting to reverse a process that was already nearing completion.

“The new draft by Zanu PF is a completely new document which is at variance with what the people said,” Tsvangirai told journalists in Harare.
“We cannot negotiate in perpetuity.

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