The SA Politics Thread Part 6

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Good article (paywalled - so will provide a few key paragraphs) by one member of the DA's negotiation team.

There is more than one way to proceed for the DA. It could stay out of government while offering parliamentary support for Cyril Ramaphosa as president and voting his government a budget, in exchange for specific policy concessions. Whether this approach would be acceptable to the ANC is unknown, and whether it would give the DA the plausible deniability it seeks if things go badly is doubtful. But it is an option.

Another is a full coalition, in which the DA and some other opposition parties take seats in the cabinet and agree a foundational policy agenda with the ANC. It would mean taking responsibility for the performance of at least some parts of government, and given the circumstances it might be extremely difficult to succeed. But it, too, is an option.
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Power-sharing is hard. It requires more skill, effort and resilience than single-party governments, and not just for leaders and their parties. It demands a lot of citizens too. Certainly, it’s hard not getting everything you want. Much more painfully, it also requires parties and their supporters to accept policies they deeply detest. If they are not prepared to, they will either “red line” themselves out of sharing power before it even begins, or the agreement they reach will disintegrate in acrimony.


Some lines are indeed red, and cannot be crossed. There is no point making an agreement that cannot deliver a positive outcome for the country. But party leaders should be honest with their troops, many of whom will be asked to do something very difficult: learn to work with the enemy.

Success depends largely on ensuring the public has adequate sight of the give and take that goes on behind the scenes. Party supporters will only accept the things that feel like betrayal if they experience the things that feel like triumph. And some will never accept any of it at all. Leading in this environment requires exceptional communication skills and an acceptance on both sides of government that the other party has a constituency it needs to take along. If there is a coalition, both Ramaphosa and leader of the opposition, John Steenhuisen, will have their work cut out.
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www.businesslive.co.za

RYAN COETZEE: Parties in centrist coalition will have to swallow policies they detest

International experience worth taking into account if ANC and DA agree to share power
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PrimeSteak said:
GP will be interesting. Panyaza "It is plane? No!" Lesufi will probably refuse to work with DA.

Yeah, if we see a national GNU 2 gov, we might see it in KZN. But MK will then probably burn the province down.
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Going forward it's Andrek, he will need to humble himself and start using his first name...
 
I may be wrong, but it has always seemed to me that the masses don't like young leaders of either colour. It's partly why i think Julius has never grown beyond a small percentage of radicals, because the older masses see him as a young naughty boy and would prefer an older person as their chief.
 
Zyzzyva said:
I may be wrong, but it has always seemed to me that the masses don't like young leaders of either colour. It's partly why i think Julius has never grown beyond a small percentage of radicals, because the older masses see him as a young naughty boy and would prefer an older person as their chief.
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Respecting your elders is biblical.
 
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