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Peaceful change of leadership is positive step.(News)
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The Sunday Independent (South Africa)
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December 30, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 Independent News & Media PLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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BYLINE: Patrick Laurence
As the reverberations of elation, surprise and shock of the 52nd national conference of the African National Congress at Polokwane slowly subside, it is an appropriate time to take stock of its implications for South Africa's fledging democracy.
The first point to make in any post-Polokwane audit of the state of democracy is that a peaceful change in the leadership of any ruling party is a positive development, particularly in a country where one party dominates the state as it does in South Africa.
If the prospect of an opposition party coming to power through the ballot box is as remote as it is in South Africa, where the ANC controls ...
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