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South Africa: Multi-Party Charter Is a Headache for the ANC - But Still Has to Weather Many Storms
Daily Maverick, 21 August 2023
The formation of the Multi-Party Charter for SA has the potential to be the start of a massive new dynamic in our politics. While there is still a great deal of work to do, this… Read more »
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South Africa: Policy Brief - Improving Coalition Governance
Democracy Works, 21 August 2023
Although many coalition governments at the local level have failed, coalition governance, as a form of government, has now become part of the political system of South Africa.… Read more »
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South Africa: Opposition Multi-Party Charter Agrees On Key Power-Sharing Principles
Daily Maverick, 17 August 2023
All parties involved in the Multi-Party Charter for South Africa signed a pre-election agreement, which covers their vision, priorities and shared governing principles. They also… Read more »
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South Africa: Small Parties Outsmart the Democratic Alliance in Talks
Scrolla, 17 August 2023
The DA is coming out of multi-party coalition talks as the big losers. Read more »
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South Africa: Opposition Parties Talk New Coalition to Unseat Ruling ANC in 2024
allAfrica, 17 August 2023
Several opposition parties - on the invitation of the country's official opposition the Democratic Alliance (DA) - vowed to set aside their political differences in… Read more »
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South Africa: ActionSA Scores a Victory At National Coalition Convention
Daily Maverick, 16 August 2023
On the first day of the national convention on coalitions, ActionSA appeared to score a victory by inviting the Patriotic Alliance to participate in further talks on how a broad… Read more »
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South Africa: Opposition Parties Hold Indaba on Defeating the Ruling Party
Scrolla, 16 August 2023
Seven political parties are meeting at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park for the next two days to thrash out a plan to unseat the ANC. Read more »
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South Africa: Seven Opposition Parties to Kick Off National Coalition Convention
Daily Maverick, 15 August 2023
Following weeks of discussions, seven opposition parties vying to take power after the 2024 elections are set to participate in a national coalition convention in Kempton Park. Who… Read more »
South African Opposition Parties Form Charter to Beat Ruling ANC
Seven opposition parties - on the invitation of the country's official opposition the Democratic Alliance (DA) - have held a two-day coalition convention aimed at defeating the ruling African National Congress in 2024. The parties agreed on a Multi-Party Charter for South Africa covering their vision, priorities and shared governing principles, the Daily Maverick reports.
The seven parties were the DA, the Inkatha Freedom Pary (IFP), Freedom Front Plus (FF+), ActionSA, the United Independent Movement (UIM), Independent SA National Civic Organisation (Isanco) and the Spectrum National Party (SNP).
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