HELEN ZILLE: If the DA walks out, things will only get worse
Since finely balanced coalitions will increasingly become the norm, we cannot allow the ANC and other parties to use ‘ungovernability’ tactics to seize power
09 March 2020 - 12:33
In a recent editorial (Can parties learn from the Tshwane shambles? March 6), Business Day makes an important observation: “If coalitions are truly the future ... then there has to be a rethink about how it plays out.”
All parties understand that proportional representation systems tend towards coalition governments. The reason this took relatively long to emerge in SA is a result of the national dominance of the ANC during the early years of our democracy...
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