Zimbabwe’s
long-time president Robert Mugabe has agreed to the terms of his resignation
and a letter has been drafted, an official source with direct knowledge of
negotiations told CNN.
The source said that the generals
had given into many of Mugabe’s demands including full immunity for himself and
his wife Grace, and that he would keep his private properties.
According to the source, the aim of
Sunday’s televised address in which Mugabe appeared to resist calls to step
aside was to ensure the veteran leader openly declared the military’s actions
to be constitutional.
For the resignation to formally take
place, however, a letter must first be sent to the speaker of Parliament, added
the source.
Mugabe had stunned the nation on
Sunday when he refused to say in a live televised address if he was stepping
down.
His party had given him 24 hours to
resign or be impeached after military seized power and kept him under house
arrest.
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