Kenya's feuding parties have moderated their positions at talks on President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election and hope to reach a deal within days to end a crisis that has killed more than 1,000 people.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga had accused Kibaki of rigging the December 27 poll, triggering riots and ethnic attacks that displaced around 300,000 more and smashed the country's image as a peaceful business, tourism and transport hub.
Former U.N. boss Kofi Annan is leading talks to end the turmoil, and looked on Friday to have made significant progress.
"Apparently, there was a newfound spirit of camaraderie among the negotiators ... giving hope to Kenyans and the world that the resolution was in sight," Kenya's main Daily Nation newspaper said in an editorial on Saturday.
"This goodwill should be exploited to the maximum."
Quoting sources in the discussions, local media said both parties had made concessions, paving the way for power sharing.
When talks resume on Monday, delegates will debate how that might work over a two to three year period, the Nation said. It said a truth, justice and reconciliation commission would also be set up to heal the wounds caused by the violence.
Proposals for a recount or swift re-run of the election have been set aside because of persistent security fears and the number of voters uprooted from their homes, the reports said.
Annan's mediators were due to address a special session of parliament on Tuesday to brief legislators on the developments.
Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is no longer calling on Kibaki to step down, local media said, while Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU) has dropped its demand that the opposition take any grievances over the polls to court.
