Discussing proposals for coalitions reform at the national dialogue on coalition governments when legislation has already been drafted, makes a mockery of participating, opposition parties have said. | JasonFelix
This came as Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance Parks Tau told the gathering, under way at the University of the Western Cape, that a Bill on coalition governments had already been developed.
Holomisa said several political parties, mainly those not represented in Parliament, were excluded from the process. Good secretary-general Brett Herron said it was clear that the ANC and DA had already made their own behind-closed-door coalition deal.ANC open to 'grand coalition' with DA in local govt but 'we are not there' nationally, says Mbalula
Herron labelled the imposition of a legislated threshold as a violation of the spirit and letter of the Constitution.
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