A political analyst says Zimbabwe'sMovement for Democratic Change (MDC) party is panicking after Prime MinisterMorgan Tsvangirai called for international intervention in the Zimbabwepolitical stalemate.
Rejoice Mbwenya said the MDC seems weakened by the refusalof President Robert Mugabe to implement the power sharing deal fully.
Thisfollows calls by Tsvangirai Tuesday for the Southern African DevelopmentCommunity to step up monitoring of the power sharing deal.
TheMDC has often accused President Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party of causing theongoing political crisis by refusing to implement the agreement that led toformation of a unity government.
Mbwenya said thatZimbabweans are uncertain about prospects for the unity government.
"Iget worried when I sense a feeling of the anxiety and panic in the MDCTsvangirai camp," Mbwenya said.
Hewelcomed the prime minister's call for help.
"Iguess he (Tsvangirai) is doing it right by appealing to the regional partnersand stakeholders because it is something that he cannot achieve alone anymore,"he said.
Mbwenyasaid the optimism associated with the recent visit of South African PresidentJacob Zuma was short-lived.
"Inthe first place when he (Tsvangirai) left Zimbabwe after talking to Jacob Zuma,he had about him an aura of confidence and optimism that SADC was going to takethis item on the agenda and deal with it," Mbwenya said.
Hesaid Tsvangirai failed to assert himself at the just ended SADC meeting inCongo.
"Nowthat SADC has downgraded the item from the full meeting to the Troika and he(Tsvangirai) doesn't seem to have resisted that, I sense that he is kind offloating around and he doesn't really seem to be asserting his position as aprime minister," he said.
Mbwenyaexpressed little confidence in the Troika to resolve the political crisis.
"TheTroika is a very small entity that is likely to subject Tsvangirai to morerigorous interrogation. And I feel that Mugabe having been moved from thegrandstand of SADC ?he leaves Tsvangirai very exposed," Mbwenya said.
The sticking point of the power sharing has been over theappointment of a central bank chief and chief prosecutor.
Meanwhile,SADC agreed to hold a special session Zimbabwe on finding ways to resolve thepolitical crisis. The regional body also called for an end to sanctions onZimbabwe.