| Title: |
Election 1999: Prospects for the Consolidation of Democracy in South Africa |
| Authors: |
Shubane, Khehla; Stack, Louise |
| Source: |
Issue ; volume 27, issue 2, page 2-8 ; ISSN 0047-1607 2325-8721 |
| Publisher Information: |
JSTOR |
| Publication Year: |
1999 |
| Description: |
The African National Congress (ANC) emerged from South Africa’s 1999 election in a greatly strengthened position. Now, not only is the constitutionally obligatory five-year period of a government of national unity over—which means that the ANC as the majority party is entitled to rule the country on its own—but the ANC increased its already strong majority in Parliament to just short of two-thirds. In this article, we first discuss the context of the political debate in which the election took place, as well as the outcome of the election. We then examine the prospects for the consolidation of democracy in South Africa in light of the election results and in relation to the issues surrounding electoral procedure, a dominant party system, and opposition politics within the context of a still very much racially divided society. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.2307/1166476 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.2307/1166476; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0047160700506118 |
| Rights: |
https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.ABE86690 |
| Database: |
BASE |