Many lessons to be learnt from the 2024 GNU negotiations
By Bheki Mngomezulu | Published Jun 29, 2024
The word “coalition” is an umbrella concept. It refers to a form of government which is established when two or more political parties agree to work together. The concept comes from the Latin word coalitus, which means “to grow together”. The assumption is that those parties that form part of a coalition are expected to pull in the same direction.