Many of South Africa’s parties are built around ethnic constituencies that feel excluded or based on the past, or around individuals who see their parties as their propertyCoalition governments have failed in many cases in South Africa because dominant parties do not make enough compromises, smaller parties feel excluded, and pacts are based on the government positions or contracts each partner will get, rather than on a joint policy programme...
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