A portrait of Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, hangs at the ZANU PF party headquarters in Harare, Sunday Nov, 19, 2017. A day after huge crowds rallied peacefully in the capital, Harare, for the 93... (Associated Press) 
 
 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's political turmoil (all times local): 
 
 2:45 p.m. 
 
 A Zimbabwe ruling party official confirms that the Central Committee has fired President Robert Mugabe as party leader and replaced him with the recently dismissed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. 
 
 The emergency meeting also has recalled first lady Grace Mugabe as head of the women's league "forever." The meeting continues. 
 
 Mugabe on Sunday is meeting with the army commander who put him under house arrest in a second round of negotiations on his departure as president after nearly four decades. 
 
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 2:05 p.m. 
 
 Zimbabwe's ruling party Central Committee has begun recalling President Robert Mugabe as party leader and replacing him with recently fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. 
 
 The emergency meeting is also recalling first lady Grace Mugabe as head of the women's league "forever." The motion is yet to be formalized but will be complete shortly. 
 
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 1:20 p.m. 
 
 A Zimbabwean ruling party member says there could be prosecutions of members of a party faction close to the wife of President Robert Mugabe. 
 
 Lawmaker Emmanuel Fundira also says he thinks it is a "fait accompli" that recently fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be reinstated and chosen to lead Zimbabwe after Mugabe's expected resignation. 
 
 The ruling party's Central Committee has opened an emergency meeting to recall Mugabe as party leader. 
 
 Fundira says "corrupt and rotten" leaders in the ruling party should be punished. 
 
 "There are some resources which have been taken away from this country," Fundira says. "Naturally, the laws will follow up and make sure that all those people are brought to book." 
 
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 12:40 p.m. 
 
 Zimbabwe's ruling party Central Committee members have stood and cheered as the official chairing the emergency meeting announces plans to remove longtime President Robert Mugabe from his leadership post. 
 
 Obert Mpofu says they are meeting with "a heavy heart" because Mugabe had served the country and contributed "many memorable achievements." 
 
 But Mpofu says in his opening remarks that Mugabe's wife "and close associates have taken advantage of his frail condition" to loot national resources. The party is meeting to discuss demands to recall Mugabe as party leader and reinstate recently fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. 
 
 The 93-year-old Mugabe is meeting Sunday with the army commander who put him under house arrest days ago in a second round of talks on his departure after nearly four decades in power. 
 
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 12 p.m. 
 
 Zimbabwe's ruling party Central Committee has begun meeting on demands to recall President Robert Mugabe as party leader. 
 
 The ZANU-PF emergency meeting is also discussing the call to reinstate former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose firing by Mugabe earlier this month led the military to step in and put the president under house arrest. 
 
 The ruling party also will consider recalling unpopular first lady Grace Mugabe as head of the women's league. She had been poised to replace Mnangagwa as vice president at a party congress next month and even succeed her husband. 
 
 Mugabe was set to meet Sunday with the army commander in a second round of negotiations on his exit from power after nearly four decades. 
 
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 11:50 a.m. 
 
 An influential figure in Zimbabwe's ruling party says he is concerned about possible violence if President Robert Mugabe does not resign immediately. 
 
 Chris Mutsvangwa, head of the liberation war veterans, says he is concerned that the military could end up opening fire to protect Mugabe from protesters. He says there will be more demonstrations like the massive one Saturday if Mugabe's negotiations with the military on his departure from power don't end soon. 
 
 He hopes Mugabe "gives into the fact that he has got to tender his resignation and leave." Mugabe was set to meet Sunday with the army commander who put him under house arrest in a second round of talks. 
 
 "We would expect that Mugabe would not have the prospect of the military shooting at people, trying to defend him," Mutsvangwa says. "The choice is his." 
 
 The ruling party is meeting on demands to recall Mugabe as party leader, while lawmakers to impeach him when Parliament resumes Tuesday. 
 
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 10:35 a.m. 
 
 The youth league of Zimbabwe's ruling party says President Robert Mugabe should resign and take a rest as an "elder statesman," while his wife, Grace, should be expelled from the party "forever." 
 
 The ZANU-PF ruling party is holding an emergency meeting to discuss demands to recall Mugabe as party leader. 
 
 Youth league leader Yeukai Simbanegavi praises the military for moving against what she describes as a group of "criminals" led by Grace Mugabe. 
 
 "It is unfortunate that the president allowed her to usurp executive authority from him, thereby destroying both the party and the government," Simbanegavi says at ruling party headquarters. 
 
 She says the youth league also wants the reinstatement of Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former vice president whose firing by Mugabe followed harsh criticism by Zimbabwe's first lady. 
 
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 9:50 a.m. 
 
 Senior figures in Zimbabwe's ruling party are gathering ahead of an emergency meeting to discuss calls to expel longtime President Robert Mugabe as party leader. 
 
 A ZANU-PF party committee is meeting at headquarters in the capital, Harare. Soldiers are checking vehicles at the gate and a military vehicle is parked inside the grounds. The military has Mugabe under house arrest after moving in last week, angered by Mugabe's firing of his longtime deputy. 
 
 At the edge of the party's compound, a ruling party banner that showed Mugabe's face has been partly torn down, possibly by demonstrators who surged through Harare on Saturday to demand that the president resign. 
 
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 9:10 a.m. 
 
 Zimbabwe's parliament will "definitely" put in motion a process to impeach President Robert Mugabe, the main opposition's parliamentary chief whip says, adding that they have been in discussions with the ruling ZANU-PF party to act jointly. 
 
 Innocent Gonese with the MDC-T party tells The Associated Press: "If Mugabe is not gone by Tuesday, then as sure as the sun rises from the east, impeachment process will kick in." 
 
 The MDC-T has unsuccessfully tried to impeach Mugabe in the past, but now the ruling party has turned against him. 
 
 The ruling party on Sunday is likely to fire Mugabe as party leader at a Central Committee meeting. State-run media also says Mugabe will meet the army commander who put him under house arrest for another round of talks. 
 
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 8:45 a.m. 
 
 Clinging to his now-powerless post, longtime Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is set to discuss his expected exit with the army commander who put him under house arrest. 
 
 And a day after huge crowds rallied in the capital for Mugabe to go, the ruling party's Central Committee is expected to meet Sunday on demands by provincial branches to recall Mugabe as party leader. 
 
 The meeting also is expected to reinstate the vice president whose firing nearly two weeks ago led the military to step in. 
 
 Mugabe's talks with army commander Constantino Chiwenga are the second round of negotiations on an exit with a veneer of dignity as the military tries to avoid accusations of a coup. 
 
 This time, the talks do not appear to include a South African government delegation. ||||| Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption People sing and celebrate as Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is sacked 
 
 Zimbabwe's ruling party has sacked Robert Mugabe as its leader, as pressure intensifies for him to step down as president. 
 
 Zanu-PF has also given Mr Mugabe, 93, until 10:00 GMT on Monday to resign as president, or face impeachment. 
 
 He is currently addressing the nation, after meeting military leaders who have called on him to step down. 
 
 The military intervened last week, in an apparent attempt to block him from installing his wife as his successor. 
 
 The first lady, Grace Mugabe, and several other senior officials have been expelled from the party altogether. 
 
 Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans attended street protests on Saturday, demonstrating against the Mugabes. 
 
 No details of the talks between Mr Mugabe and the military leaders have been released. However, photos posted by the state-run Herald newspaper show the two sides - who also met several days ago - shaking hands. 
 
 Mr Mugabe was said to be seeking more time to negotiate his exit after nearly four decades in power. 
 
 A number of sources close to the talks said Mr Mugabe is poised to resign, but this has yet to be confirmed. 
 
 Cheering erupted when the decision to dismiss Mr Mugabe as party leader was announced in Harare on Sunday. 
 
 One senior official later told the BBC's Andrew Harding: "It's the dawn of a new era. Mugabe can go farming." 
 
 Zanu-PF appointed ex-Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was fired by Mr Mugabe two weeks ago, in his place. 
 
 The party's central committee also warned that impeachment proceedings would begin if Mr Mugabe did not step down as president by noon local time on Monday. 
 
 Impeaching the president would require a two-thirds majority in both houses of Zimbabwe's parliament, which is due to resume on Tuesday. 
 
 The opposition MDC-T party has tried unsuccessfully to impeach Mr Mugabe in the past, but this time the ruling party - which has an overwhelming majority in both houses - is likely to go against him. 
 
 Image copyright AFP Image caption President Mugabe's wife, Grace, had emerged as a leading candidate to succeed her husband 
 
 Image copyright Reuters Image caption But Mr Mnangagwa has re-emerged as front runner after his dismissal two weeks ago 
 
 Mr Mnangagwa, who left Zimbabwe after he was sacked but has since reportedly returned, has also been nominated as the party's presidential candidate for the 2018 general elections. 
 
 Nicknamed "the crocodile" for his perceived shrewdness, Mr Mnangagwa is a former state security chief who is now widely expected to lead an interim post-Mugabe government. 
 
 His sacking prompted an extraordinary chain of events over the past week: 
 
 Mr Mnangagwa fled the country after his dismissal as Mr Mugabe's deputy two weeks ago 
 
 The army's chief of staff, Gen Constantino Chiwenga, warned last Monday that the military might intervene to stop purges in the party - and was roundly criticised by allies of the Mugabes 
 
 On Wednesday, soldiers seized the headquarters of the national broadcaster 
 
 Mr Mugabe has been mostly under house arrest for several days 
 
 On Saturday, unprecedented mass protests further weakened Mr Mugabe's position 
 
 Speaking ahead of the party meeting, the head of the influential War Veterans Association, Chris Mutsvangwa, threatened to "bring back the crowds and they will do their business" if Mr Mugabe did not step down. 
 
 Mr Mugabe has been leader of Zimbabwe for 37 years, having led the country since it gained independence in 1980. 
 
 He has made just one public appearance since events unfolded, speaking at a university graduation ceremony on Friday.
– A Zimbabwe ruling party official confirms that the Central Committee has fired President Robert Mugabe as party leader and replaced him with the recently dismissed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The emergency meeting also has recalled first lady Grace Mugabe as head of the women's league "forever." The meeting continues, reports the AP. Mugabe on Sunday is meeting with the army commander who put him under house arrest in a second round of negotiations on his departure as president after nearly four decades. Pressure is mounting on Mugabe to resign, reports the BBC, which notes that a motorcade has left Mugabe's home. A Zimbabwean ruling party member says there could be prosecutions of members of a party faction close to Grace Mugabe. Lawmaker Emmanuel Fundira also says he thinks it is a "fait accompli" that recently fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be reinstated and chosen to lead Zimbabwe after Mugabe's expected resignation.