JOHANNESBURG, May 8 (Reuters) - South African President Thabo Mbeki, who has mediated in Zimbabwe, will travel to Harare on Friday to meet political leaders, the Foreign Ministry said, as an election stalemate raised fears of widespread violence.

"During his visit President Mbeki is expected to interact with the Zimbabwean political leadership," Ronnie Mamoepa, a spokesman for South Africa's department of foreign affairs, said on Thursday. (Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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