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Johannesburg: Southern African leaders gather on Sunday for the final day of a summit aiming to help Zimbabwean rival parties to finalise negotiations.
At the summit's opening the previous day, South African President Thabo Mbeki raised the possibility of a settlement before the close of the meeting.
Zimbabwe's crisis overshadowed much of the summit's first day, with President Robert Mugabe's participation controversial after his re-election in a June poll.
Mugabe entered the summit with the heads of other southern African nations, while his arch-rival, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, took a seat among invited guests.
An official close to the negotiations said remaining points included whether Mugabe would retain the right to hire and fire ministers and how long a transitional government would remain in place.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change wants a clause stating that if one of the parties pulls out of the government of national unity, elections would be held within 90 days, according to the official.
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