Mugabe president, Tsvangirai PM in Zimbabwe peace plan: report

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LONDON, (AFP) — Robert Mugabe would remain Zimbabwe's head of state but hand real power to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister under a plan proposed by South African President Thabo Mbeki, the Guardian reported Monday.

President Mugabe would stay in place until a new constitution was negotiated and fresh elections were held, the paper said, quoting a senior source from Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).

The source told the Guardian that the plan included recognition of the first round vote in March won by Tsvangirai and added that Mugabe staying in place was acceptable to the MDC if it paved the way for a new constitution and vote.

Mbeki, the chief mediator in the crisis, met Mugabe in Harare Saturday but Tsvangirai did not...