Zimbabwe Constitutional Conference Kicks Off

Zimbabwe’s second all stakeholders’ conference for a new constitution began peacefully in Zimbabwe with political party principals calling for peace and tolerance. President Mugabe once again emphasized that presidential elections will be held in March 2013.

However the MDC (N) has pulled out of the conference and indicated that they will not participate for as long as Arthur Mutambara, instead of the current MDC president Welshman Ncube is still recognized as the Deputy Prime minister.

The peaceful conference follows a joint civil society petition on 17 October 2012 urging South African President Jacob Zuma to intervene to ensure the autonomous participation and just representation of all civil society in the conference.

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