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RUF says it wants partnership with civil society

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    The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) wants to play an "integral role in a new transitional government which would be a partnership of civil society and the people", its legal advisor, Omrie Golley, told IRIN on Thursday.

    Golley was referring to an RUF demand for the establishment of a four-year transitional government, one of the conditions outlined in a report the rebels presented on Tuesday to Togo's President Gnassingbe Eyadema, who is currently leading regional mediation efforts to end the conflict.

    "A new political socio-economic landscape has to be grafted," Golley said, "we need to create a breathing space for democracy to work." He said the RUF "did not want to powershare" in the proposed transitional government but did want a partnership with the people.

    [See separate item issued earlier today by IRIN West Africa]

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