SA needs to regulate coalitions to ensure stability

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SA has reached a point where there is a need for institutionalisation or regulation of coalitions. This must be done in order to ensure stability, service delivery and good governance in all spheres of government, writes Terry Tselane

Whereas others might want to attribute the blame to the voters, the truth is that the main problem lies in how political party coalitions are being managed in South Africa.This was brought about by the fact that there was no single political party which had won with an outright majority in those municipalities.But section 46 of the Constitution provides that the electoral system “results, in general, in proportional representation”.

The majority of countries in the western world are governed through coalitions which do not affect governance in those countries. The results of the past few elections have shown that the gap is narrowing among political parties and there will be many instances when there is no outright winner. The majority of countries in the western world are governed through coalitions which do not affect governance in those countries.

In 2011, Kenyan political leaders introduced a legal framework that catered for regulation of political party coalitions through the introduction of an office of the Registrar of Political Parties.

 

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