MDC MEETS UN ENVOY


 
Wednesday 18 June 2008
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President Morgan Tsvangirai and other leaders of the MDC met with the United Nations envoy, Mr. Haile Menkerios, in Harare today, Wednesday 18 June 2008. In this meeting, the MDC and Mr. Menkarios discussed the electoral environment in general and, in particular, the banning of MDC rallies, the refusal by the Mugabe regime to grant MDC access to all state media, the continuous arrest and harassment of MDC leadership. The MDC also pr


 
The security of MDC polling agents was also discussed, in light of the fact that the regime has warned activists that if they agree to be polling agents, they will be killed. The MDC also expressed grave concern about Mugabe’s threats to go to war, his dissemination of hate speech along tribal and racial lines and his overt attempt to polarise Zimbabwean society.

Discussions addressed the need for a Government of National Healing to be formed
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