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FACTBOX: What next in Zimbabwe's political crisis?

Jun 30,2008  From:news/reuters

(Reuters) - Below are answers to some questions on Zimbabwe's political crisis after President Robert Mugabe was inaugurated for a further five-year term after winning a run-off election in which he was the only candidate.

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew from the run-off, saying violence by Mugabe's supporters meant it could not be fair.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

State media says Mugabe has agreed to post-election talks with the opposition to resolve the political crisis.

Tsvangirai told Britain's Sunday Telegraph it was not inconceivable that Mugabe could stay on as a titular president with himself in the role of executive prime minister.

Previously Tsvangirai said if Mugabe goes ahead with the election and declared himself president, he would be shunned as an illegitimate leader who killed his own people.

Governing the country may be tricky for Mugabe because the opposition won control of parliament in the March 29 general election. Mugabe's ruling party has challenged some of those results.

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