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Zimbabwe's opposition leaders declared Monday that the country's opposition has won control of parliament for the first time in history -- and that President Robert Mugabe must concede defeat.

Putting months of bickering behind them, opposition leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara stood united to order Mugabe to step aside.

"In a parliamentary democracy, the majority rule," Tsvangirai said alongside Mutambara at a news conference in South Africa. "He should concede that ... he cannot be president." Read full article »

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