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Radio 4,17 Nov 2017,45 mins

Mugabe's own party urges him to step down

The World Tonight

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As regional branches of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party join growing calls for President Robert Mugabe to resign, we speak to the head of an election monitoring group in Zimbabwe who argues rushing to get rid of Mugabe is not the answer. As Lebanon's prime minister leaves Saudi Arabia for France, we hear how Beirut's Sunni community feels about the political crisis. And is Tesla's new electric truck a game-changer? Image: Zimbabwe"s President Robert Mugabe delivers a speech during a graduation ceremony. Credit: Getty Images.

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