Mugabe rival rejects unity call

BBC, July 2, 2008

Mr Tsvangirai was arrested several times ahead of the run-off
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has rejected forming a unity government if he is not recognised as the winner of presidential elections.

African leaders called for a unity government days after Robert Mugabe won a run-off boycotted by the opposition.

Mr Tsvangirai, who won the first-round vote, said the African Union should appoint another mediator to join South Africa's leader Thabo Mbeki. ...


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