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Democracy Digest 12 – <b>Delicate and Slow – the Process of Building Coalitions</b> by <em>Mike Pothier</em>

Democracy Digest 12 – Delicate and Slow – the Process of Building Coalitions by Mike Pothier

South Africa’s putative Government of National Unity consists of rather more parties (ten) than are usually found in a coalition, and it aspires not just to govern but to recapture the shared purpose that animated the nation in the immediate post-democracy period, getting us back on track after a period of misgovernance and loss of direction. But for all that, it is a coalition between parties that remain in competition with one another, and which are quite legitimately seeking to maximize their influence and the opportunity to pursue their policies.

Democracy Digest 12 Delicate and Slow the Process of Building Coalitions by Mike Pothier