Briefing Paper 595 – New Parties; Coalitions; Possible Outcomes by Mike Pothier
Our recent Briefing Paper, New Candidates; Three Ballots; Old Worries,1 dealt with the novelty of independent candidates and the move to a three ballot system necessitated by their inclusion, and looked at some perennial concerns – attacks on the IEC by disgruntled parties, overly aggressive rhetoric, and the thankfully unlikely prospect of election-linked violence. With only a week to go before the elections, we now consider the impact of some of the new parties that have emerged since the 2019 elections; the possibilities around coalition governance, or even minority governance, nationally and provincially; and the most likely outcomes.
BP 595 New Parties; Coalitions; Possible Outcomes by Mike Pothier