Will talks finally lead to Mugabe stepping down?
When the talks between Zimbabwe’s current “president” Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai came to a halt not long after they had begun I must admit my hopes for a solution to Zimbabwe’s crisis were severely damaged.
Now the negotiations are to resume on Sunday and Mr Tsvangirai, unbelievably, has said he is “fairly satisfied” with power-sharing talks. This is surprising for many reasons, the most obvious being the opposition leader’s demand for Mr Mugabe to step down. A power-sharing deal would most likely lead to a prolonged Mugabe regime, even if it is in disguise, at least if he remains president.
Mr Tsvangirai should know this better than anyone, especially since he was made the generous offer of being made third vice-president! (Some have guts… seriously!)
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Speaking of his meeting with Mr Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai of the MDC said:
I am sure that there was a common understanding that there is a need to soft land the crisis through a transitional process.
He [Robert Mugabe] is just as human as every one of us, that he has similar concerns, although, of course, I think he is ignorant, and/or chooses to be in a denial stage as far as violence is concerned
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I do believe the opposition leader was speaking carefully and made sure he sounded as positive as possible despite the unpleasant situation he must be in. Even though Mr Mugabe is “as human as everyone of us” he has, after 28 years of dictatorship, adapted the common habit of ignoring the consequences of his actions, blaming others for the crisis and has an almost childlike view of his own responsibility(click). This must result in quite frustrating talks!
However, as it seems like Mr Tsvangirai is positive, something must have been said during their negotiations. I can not be the only one who would like to know what?
– Kajsa, Adim Twende Twende
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