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Tsvangirai returns to Zimbabwe

Morgan Tsvangirai - Returns after six-week absence
Morgan Tsvangirai - Returns after six-week absence

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has rejected the idea of a national unity government and vowed to defeat veteran President Robert Mugabe in an upcoming presidential run-off poll.

Mr Tsvangirai arrived back to Zimbabwe today after leaving more than six weeks ago.

He has been travelling abroad on a diplomatic drive to pressure Mr Mugabe to surrender power following a 29 March presidential poll, which he says he won outright.

But Zimbabwe's electoral commission says he did not get enough votes for a straight victory and must face Mr Mugabe in a 27 June runoff.

Last week, Mr Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change party warned of a military intelligence assassination plot against him.

The government dismissed the plot as a propaganda stunt.