Government of national unity navigates policy clashes; compromise essential for functional multiparty governance, say political analysts.
Each of the parties to the will push for its policies to prevail in the multiparty government, but they will have to compromise if the new set-up is to function, say experts.
The ANC, on the other hand, would want to maintain its policies on social welfare and black economic empowerment, among others, plus its position on the Palestinian-Israeli issue as well. Silke believed there were common issues among the GNU partners, especially the DA and ANC. There is synergy in areas such as state efficiency, getting the right people into the public service and the private-public partnership. But some of their differences could spoil the relationship.
“But, over time, those issues will begin to creep in and I think that’s going to be an issue.” Silke asked whether the ANC could adapt to being a minority player after 30 years of being a powerful party, answerable to nobody, and which now had to answer to the coalition agreement partners in a very real way.
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