Zimbabwe opposition has not seen amendment on PM's post (AFP)

AFP/File – Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai talks to the media in Paris. Zimbabwe's main opposition … HARARE, (AFP) – Zimbabwe's main opposition said Wednesday it had not seen a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a post of prime minister, earmarked for the party's leader under a unity accord. Under the power-sharing deal signed more than two months ago, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai would become prime minister while veteran ruler Robert Mugabe would remain as president. The government announced late Tuesday it had drafted a text for what would be Zimbabwe's 19th constitutional amendment, setting out the powers of the new prime minister. But Tendai Biti, the secretary general of Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), said the party had not seen the amendment. "We have not seen the... [read full story]                    

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