I expressed some initial worries about the power-sharing deal in Zimbabwe. The reason I was worried was because I had read and heard from people in Zimbabwe the things Mugabe was doing and didn't trust him to share power...with anyone!
It seems those fears were not unfounded. Mugabe essentially ignored the power-sharing agreement by appointing all cabinet positions to those in his own party. So much for the sharing part of that discussion.
His party, ZANU-PF, took 14 ministries, including defense, justice, information, foreign affairs and the powerful local government ministry. It also took mines -- the key to the remaining sources of wealth in Zimbabwe, mainly diamonds and platinum -- and land. Two opposition parties were given 16 minor posts, such as parliamentary and constitutional affairs, sport, labor, arts and culture and education.
Guess which major part of the government Mugabe didn't assign to his party.....finance. Mugabe doesn't want his party to be to blame for the economy of Zimbabwe. The other party now becomes the fall guy for the inflation, etc.
He wants the mines of course though because that is where the wealth of the nation is....
Greed is not good, sorry Gordon Gecko.
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Reminiscent of the way W 'shared power' with Democrats for the last eight years.
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