Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change will gain control of the police while President Robert Mugabe will continue in charge of the military under a groundbreaking deal between the two sides, according to MDC officials.
The sources told the Associated Press that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai broke a deadlock in talks by proposing a new Council of State made up of Mr Mugabe and two deputies from his party, and Mr Tsvangirai and two of his deputies.
Mr Mugabe, who has governed Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, has made no statement on the issue. But, addressing traditional chiefs before talks had resumed on Thursday, he reiterated that "We will never allow the (opposition) MDC to govern this country."
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That sounds fair to me, Mugabe in charge of the Air force and Army and Tsvangirai in charge of the police who will be armed with peashooters by the time it is all agreed.
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