Tsvangirai also said he and president Mugabe have not agreed on any election date and therefore its premature to talk of any dates at the moment.
Addressing civic organization at the end of his tour of Masvingo province last week Tsvangirai said Principals in the inclusive government have no intentions to shut down COPAC because it has not finished its job.
He said reports that he and president Robert wanted to shut down COPAC were unfounded.
"I do not have the power to shut down a constitutionally set up body neither does Mugabe have the power to do so", said Tsvangirai.
"Copac is mandated to spear head the drafting of a new constitution until it submits a prepared document to parliament", said the MDC leader.
"We are yet to hold a second all stake holders conference and how can someone talk of shutting down COPAC".
COPAC is a parliamentary select committee set up under the Global Political Agreement to craft a new constitution to ensure that elections in the country are held under a new constitutional frame work .
Speculation had been rife thaat the president Mugabe and prime minister Tsvangirai might shut down COPAC given sharp differences that have erupted regarding the crafting of the constitution".
Zanu Pf and the two MDC formations are at each's throat on the draft constitution with the former insisting that changes crafted by the party's poliburo be incoporated into the draft.
The party has since watered down its demands saying a national report should accompany the rdaft at the all stake holders conference which has been pencilled for 21st and 22 nd of this month.
The two MDC formation which have already endorsed the COPAC draft are arguing that the all stake holders conference should not be reduced to a drafting committee but instead should make recommendations or addittions basing on the draft.
Turning to the envisaged reforms to ensure a free and fair election Tsvangirai said the inclusive government has fallen far shot of implementing the envisaged reforms.
"We have not yet come up with media reforms because of resistances from our parteners in the inclusive government who feel that any meanin full media reform is a part of a regime change agenda", he said.
The MDC leader also its is only himself and president Mugabe who have to agree on election dates.
Said Tsvangirai;"I hear some people talking of the March next year election, it could be but that is not what we have agree".
"After a ferendum we will sit down and come up with election dates. Elections will definitely be held next year but no dates have been set yet".
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