Zimbabwe's Political Parties Meet in S. Africa on Future Negotiations (2/2)
[Transcript]
While all the parties seem to have agreed that the way forward may be a transitional government of national unity, Maroleng says achieving that is going to be extremely difficult.
"On the one hand President Robert Mugabe insists on being recognized by the MDC as being legitimately elected and therefore having the right to convene such a government," he said. "While the MDC would argue that since they won the elections that were viewed to be largely free and fair on the 29th of March, they should actually have the right to convene and determine the composition of a government of national unity."
Mr. Mugabe's ZANU-PF has been anxious to get negotiations under way, perhaps to prevent the adoption this week of United Nations sanctions.
But Maroleng cautions that if Mr. Mugabe does not get his way at the preliminary talks in Pretoria, the fear of sanctions may be overcome by anger and lead to a total disengagement by his ZANU-PF party, followed by increased suppression of the opposition and civil society.
[Dictation]
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Mr. Mugabe's Zanu-PF has been anxious to get negotiations underway. Perhaps to prevent the adoptions this week of the United Nation's sanctions.
But M cautions that Mr. Mugabe does not get his way of preliminent talk in V. The fear are the sanctions maybe overcome by anger and lead to a this engagement by his Zanu-PF party, followed by surpression of the opposition and civil society. ER VOA news J.
[Translation]
当所有党派达成共识，下一步是实现广泛基础的团体过渡政府时，Maroleng称要实现计划困难极大。
他说道：“一方面来说，总统穆加贝坚持说反对党承认这次选举的合法性，因此他有权利号召这样一个政府。然而反对党反驳道，由于3月29日拉开帷幕的被视为自由、公正的选举中获得胜利，他们才享有号召并决定政府组成的权利”
穆加贝的非洲民族联盟爱国阵线迫切要求谈判，也许是为避免本周美国对其进行制裁。
但是Maroleng警告道，若穆加贝未在比勒陀利亚的初次谈话中有所行动，愤怒将要盖过对于制裁的恐惧，而他的非洲民族联盟爱国阵线也将会因接踵而来反对党和民主加甚的镇压全数解散。