Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Let the (opposition) party begin, or not

Stephen Grootes
Daily Maverick, 9 November 2011

Confused or not, reality or fiction, the calls for creating a greater body of opposition to the ANC will only gain in strength over time. Sooner or later, that moment will come.


Cope is confused, but you knew that already. One day there's a push for a merger of opposition parties, then a denial. Then there's a push for a coalition of opposition parties. Then a denial. Then on Monday, Cope leader (kind of) Mosouia Lekota wrote a lengthy call in the Business Day for the formation of an alliance to take on the ANC. The denial is no doubt in the post. Lekota used much of the space to simply bash the ANC, but having said that, the discussion around a more united opposition is gaining momentum. It won't be easy, and there are plenty of pitfalls to watch out for. Read more ...

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