Zimbabwe agreement 'should smooth way for elections'
16/12/2007 - 13:01:52Zimbabwe’s ruling party and the opposition movement have reached a draft political accord which should help smooth the way for presidential and parliamentary elections next March, state media reported today.
The Sunday Mail newspaper, a government mouthpiece, said the South African-mediated outline accord included reforms to the government’s sweeping media and security laws, which the opposition maintains are hindering its election campaigning.
It did not give any details, nor did it say whether the draft agreement dealt with opposition demands for constitutional reforms to ensure that the elections are free and fair.
Nelson Chamisa, chief spokesman for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change founder Morgan Tsvangirai, was not immediately available for comment.
