Move to impeach Mugabe delayed

"Moves by opposition MPs in Zimbabwe to impeach President Robert Mugabe have been delayed.

A Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) official said the party was unable to speak to the parliamentary speaker to table the impeachment motion, but would carry on trying to do so.

The attempt to impeach Mr Mugabe comes at a time of growing unrest over surging food prices.

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The MDC holds 57 of the country's 150 parliamentary seats - enough to start proceedings but short of the two-thirds majority needed to impeach Mr Mugabe.

Although it is unlikely to get an impeachment, the MDC hopes the move will increase pressure on Mr Mugabe to resign.

MDC officials say they have not been able to pin down the speaker of parliament, Emmerson Mnangagwa, a close friend and advisor to Mr Mugabe.

"We have prepared our impeachment papers and they are ready, but we will not be able to table our motion today seeking to impeach the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe because we have not been able so far to secure an appointment with the speaker," Gibson Sibanda, leader of the MDC in parliament.

"We'll be trying to meet him tonight and we are going to table the motion tomorrow."

AMOS:

"TI find it poignant, somehow, that in a single day's headlines three disparate voices agree on a single theme. One is Elliot Adams, a United States veteran and a direct descendant of Samuel Adams, the Founding Father.   The second is Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, a descendant of the ancient forefathers of Africa. The third is Mahmoud Ahmadinajad, the President of Iran, perhaps a descendant of ancient Darius or the founders of Mespotamian civilization.

All three of these men believe George Bush should be tried or impeached for his offenses.
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