Русская версияZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has opened parliament in
defiance of opposition objections and said he expected a
power-sharing deal to end a post-election political crisis.
Opposition parliamentarians heckled Mugabe and tried to drown out
his speech with singing and chanting.
The MDC had planned to
boycott the opening of parliament. MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa had
said the party did not expect President Robert Mugabe to address
them in parliament until power-sharing talks were resolved. The MDC
does not recognise Mugabe as the country's legitimate leader, and
wants to see its own chief, Morgan Tsvangirai, given executive
power. The MDC won legislative elections in March. Mugabe won an
uncontested presidential run-off in June, though the poll was
condemned internationally for violence against opposition
supporters.
(Deutsche Welle)
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