Cape Town — The biggest challenge for the parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) is compromise, as each party looks to push its own policies and agendas, political analysts have reportedly said.
Analysts and experts agreed that the main thing for each party to take forward was compromise.
Political analyst, Khanyi Magubane, said it boiled down political maturity and believed that important immediate milestones and were Ramaphosa’s inauguration and the choosing of the new cabinet, The Citizen reported.
“The DA will definitely push for some of its policies to make it into the way government is run, especially in areas of finance, where tighter fiscal policy instruments need to be in place to reduce irregular spending,” she said.
“So, in my opinion, it boils down to political maturity. Both sides have to compromise and also hold their positions at the same time,” Magubane added.
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Daniel Silke said it the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) needed to find common ground in the interests of the GNU, but tension was likely to creep in. He said there would be synergy in areas such as state efficiency, but their differences could spoil the relationship.
“Issues like the NHI [National Health Insurance] is something the DA won’t just let pass, although lately it has not been vocal on cadre deployment, economic empowerment – obviously they have held back on these matters.” Silke said.
Silke said the DA has held back on it’s ideologies with the ANC in the interest of finding common ground, but over time it would become an issue, especially if the ANC is unable to adapt to being a minority player after 30 years in power.
“The ANC is no longer the only game in town. Its own internal public representatives, its NEC and the broader ANC caucus have got to come to terms with that. To what degree will the ANC tolerate the diffusion of its political power to the DA, IFP [Inkatha Freedom Party] and other smaller parties?” he said.
He added that the DA would try hard to exert its influence and make its voice heard, but questioned to what extent it can impact these issues and how it will clash with the ANCs policies too.
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— Daniel Silke (@DanielSilke) June 18, 2024
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