By Nelson Banya
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party shouldbe reformed, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Fridayin a speech that may open the door to a national unitygovernment.
Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won theMarch 29 parliamentary election with a slim majority, handingZANU-PF its worst defeat since President Robert Mugabe led itto power after independence from Britain in 1980.
The MDC leader is trying to galvanise support across partylines as he prepares to face Mugabe in a June 27 presidentialrun-off election. Tsvangirai won a parallel presidential pollin March but not by a margin needed to avoid a second ballot.
"Instead of focusing on what divides us, we must now try toheal our nation. This means that we can even talk aboutrestoring ZANU-PF," Tsvangirai told the MDC parliamentarycaucus and the media in an address in the capital Harare.
"In the spirit of moving the country forward, let us seekout those peaceful members of ZANU-PF whose eyes are open tothe disastrous state of our nation. Let us listen to theirviews. Let us invite them where we have policy agreements."
But Tsvangirai, who has previously broached the idea ofworking with Mugabe's ZANU-PF in a future government, saidthere would be no cooperation with what he described as the"violent hawks" in the ruling party.
He added that there would be no amnesty from prosecutionfor those who continued to engage in political violence.
The MDC says more than 50 people have been killed inelection-related attacks since March, blaming elements withinZANU-PF for the bloodshed. Mugabe's officials say MDCsupporters are responsible.
"We want to warn the MDC they should stop immediately thisbarbaric campaign of theirs," Mugabe said on Thursday during avisit with supporters who claimed their houses were torched anddestroyed by anti-Mugabe forces.
The opposition and human rights groups have accused Mugabeand his officials of trying to intimidate opponents ahead ofthe vote. They also fear that his government will rig theresults of the poll, as it is accused of doing in pastelections.
Mugabe and Tsvangirai say they are confident of victory.
Looking ahead to a post-election transition, Tsvangiraisaid on Friday he intended to reform the civil service,judiciary and security forces but pledged not to embark on apurge of pro-Mugabe officers or officials.
The MDC leader also outlined a plan to revive Zimbabwe'seconomy, which has collapsed in the face of a sharp drop inagricultural production, a scarcity of foreign investment andsoaring inflation, which is currently at more than 165,000percent.
State enterprises and the central bank will berestructured, he said.
(Writing by Paul Simao; Editing by Richard Williams)
