Harare — DESPITE the deep-seated mistrust among the three main political parties constituting the inclusive government, it is becoming increasingly clear that ZANU-PF and the two formations of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have no way out of this marriage of convenience until the next elections.
The spectre of one of the two major parties pulling out of the coalition had almost become a reality on October 16 when the MDC-T announced its disengagement from the Government of National Unity (GNU) before re-engaging again following the Maputo mini-Summit had caused anxiety among potential investors and the general public who had pinned great expectations on the transitional arrangement after a decade of political tensions and a biting economic recession.
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