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By Cris Chinaka HARARE (Reuters) - A faction in Zimbabwe's main opposition movement said on Saturday it had suspended party leader Morgan Tsvangirai for "fascist" tendencies and failing to oust veteran President Robert Mugabe, deepening divisions in the opposition ranks. The group led by Tendai Biti, secretary-general of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), accused Tsvangirai and his lieutenants of resisting a leadership change after losing a third general election to Mugabe last July and of using violence against internal challengers. The turmoil among his political rivals is a gift to the 90-year-old Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader, who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980 despite frequent Western criticism over human rights and accusations of economic mismanagement. In a statement after a day-long meeting, Biti's faction said Tsvangirai and his deputy Thokozani Khupe had been suspended for deviating from democracy and failing to effectively tackle Mugabe.
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