zimbabwe: Poll Results Should Prod Zanu PF Into Talks - Analyst

The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) consolidated its hold in urban areas defeating the ruling ZANU PF party in council elections held last weekend, in a development analysts said reaffirmed the opposition party as a major player in resolving Zimbabwe's fast deepening crisis. Analysts said Zimbabweans' show of faith in the MDC, which now controls 11 of the biggest cities and towns in the country, should nudge President Robert Mugabe and his ruling ZANU PF party into talks to find a political settlement to the country's crisis.
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