Zimbabwe opposition has not seen amendment on PM's post

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.

Detained Swazi opposition leader refuses to seek bail

Swaziland opposition leader Mario Masuku, who was arrested last weekend on terrorism charges, has decided not to seek bail for his release from prison, a senior party official said Wednesday.

Masuku, leader of the People`s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), was charged on Monday with terrorism and remanded in police custody.

French Socialists torn by infighting to pick new leader

France`s opposition Socialists vote Thursday for a new leader after a fierce contest laid bare deep divisions and threatened to scuttle their chances of building a challenge to President Nicolas Sarkozy.

French Socialists torn by infighting to pick new leader

France`s opposition Socialists vote Thursday for a new leader after a fierce contest laid bare deep divisions and threatened to scuttle their chances of building a challenge to President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Zimbabwe opposition has not seen amendment on PM's post

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.

Zimbabwe opposition has not seen amendment on PM's post

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.

French Socialists fail to agree on new leader

France`s opposition Socialists slid deeper into disarray Sunday after they failed to agree on a new leader and a platform to build a challenge to right-wing President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Segolene Royal, who lost to Sarkozy in elections 18 months ago, accused rivals of clinging to `outdated` ways after they refused to rally behind her leadership bid at a three-day party congress.

Mugabe would kill Zimbabwe deal by imposing govt: Tsvangirai

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai warned Sunday that President Robert Mugabe would cause the collapse of a power-sharing agreement if he imposes a unity government.

`He would have literally collapsed the deal,` Tsvangirai told AFP in Stasbourg, northern France, during a rare visit to Europe.

Zimbabwe talks cannot run on forever: Tsvangirai

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai warned Sunday that negotiations on a power-sharing government with President Robert Mugabe must not be allowed to run on indefinitely.

`It can`t be forever,` Tsvangirai told AFP in Strasbourg, northern France, during a rare visit to Europe. `We cannot go on and on and on.`

Swazi opposition leader held after party banned as terrorist

Police have arrested a Swaziland opposition leader as part of a crackdown under the country`s anti-terrorism laws, his family said Sunday.

People`s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) leader Mario Masuku was arrested Saturday and was being held in eastern Swaziland 180 kilometres from the capital, his son Mzwandile told AFP.