President Mugabe of Zimbabwe may Resign

This would truly be a momentous event in African history if Mugabe were to go.

Rachel: I agree with you. Yet it is premature, right now; the BBC News ticker has just announced that the Zimbabwe Ministry of Information denies that any deal has been reached for Mugabe to step down. It should also be remembered that he lost a referendum in 2000 and the military still supports him. Regardless, it is time for Mugabe to accept the fact that he may have been defeated and that the world has moved away from the so called "class struggle against capitalism and colonialism". In other words, Mugabe should resign. Mugabe said these words on election day in Zimbabwe: "If you lose an election and are rejected by the people, it is time to leave politics".

Vinny: Thanks for the information

Thanks Politisite

According to ITN, the Opposition denies that it is dealing with Mugabe about a handover

BBC News Ticker has said that according to the US Embassy in Zimbabwe, Mugabe will be addressing the nation shortly.

According to the SABC News Portal [South African Broadcasting Corporation], Civil Society Organisations are afraid that Mugabe may declare a state of emergency and are asking for "a release of full election results" and an intervention from the SADC [Southern Africa Development Council] of which Zimbabwe is a member

Thanks for all the updates everyone - please keep us posted.

CBC Online is still reporting about a possible deal between Mugabe and the Opposition.

According to the recent ticker from BBC News Online, the Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangerai announced that he is willing to wait for the final results.

ABC News Online [Australia] has quoted a seniour Western Official telling Reuters that a Run Off Election is likely.

Another recent BBC News Online ticker has Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangerai denying any deal with Mugabe to resign.

While the situation in Zimbabwe continues to unfold, I have decided to share a link with an article I wrote about Mugabe's Persecution of Pius Ncube the Archbishop of Bulawayo. Archbishop Pius Ncube for daring to speak out against Mugabe in 2007 endured a smear campaign which linked him with a prostitute.

http://www.helium.com/debates/85069-robert-mugabe-responsible-collapse/side_by_side?page=12

Thank You Amyjudd. If there is any new information or updates, Now Public will find out.

According to Chris Mc Greal, Guardian Reporter in Harare, Zimbabwe, the opposition has been in contact with the military. The purpose has been to convince the military to respect the results and to tell Mugabe he has to resign.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/01/zimbabwe2

According to David Blair [Diplomatic Editor in The Telegraph] as well as Telegraph Reporter Sebastien Berger, Mugabe is studying three possibilities.

1. Extension of Mugabe's rule by fraud.

2. A Second Round in which Mugabe does not stand but leaves after the results of the second rounds are announced.

3. A Face Saving Resignation.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/01/wzim601.xml

Hi Politisite. Thanks for posting the presidential results. Where did they come from? Are they official? It would seem that Mugabe is in a very difficult position if so.

The [South Africa] Times is saying that Mugabe has one of two options: let the election play out the right way or create some fraudalent results, which is what looks like is going on.

The Scotsman is saying they think there is a remote possibility that Mugabe is going to really try hard to cling to power. The Scotsman is reporting that the military is beginning to realise [let's keep it old school with our spelling, why don't we?] that the people really hate this thug. They are also reporting that they believe the military, which has authority over the elections, has already done what it can to skew the election results. The last thing of importance to talk about is that South Africa is trying to help out the situation by offering Mugabe a safe place to stay and, if Mugabe goes away peacefully, South Africa will open the foreign aid spigot.

Iran's PressTV is reporting that Mugabe has agreed to step down (their source is AFP). According to the story, Mugabe is stepping down because he doesn't want to suffer the "indignity" of a runoff.