Zimbabwe 'needs peacekeeping force' for election

Tsvangirai and longtime rival Robert Mugabe entered into a power
sharing deal in 2008, known as the Global Political Agreement. Under the
terms of the agreement, the country must hold elections after 24 months.

"We agreed that within the next 18-24 months we go for elections, so far we
have finished one year," he said.

"We still have some months to complete the GPA, we don't want elections that
are full of violence, we want free and fair elections."

Tsvangirai expressed concern about reports of persistent violence he said he
was receiving from across the country.

"We want a peacekeeping force, so that we can have a free and fair
environment for the election to keep our people free so that they can vote.

"We can use AU and Southern African Development Community forces for
peacekeeping during the election period," he added.