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Soon to depart his Harare post, U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee in an interview with VOA on Thursday described as "wrong-minded" those who argue that the national unity government formed in February might need to stay in place for four or five years given the hurdles to organizing a new round of elections on a horizon of 18-24 months.
McGee, scheduled to conclude his Harare assignment in early July, was asked if he believed free and fair elections could be held within 18 to 24 months as some in the former opposition Movement for Democratic Change formation led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have suggested is desirable given the the troubled course of the unity government.
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