What happens after the elections?
Dec 27, 2009
EDITOR—The opposition parties want to form a coalition and field a single candidate for the presidential elections in 2011. A coalition suggests that the arrangement is temporary. What will happen after that? Do the parties have guidelines for this coa
EDITOR—The opposition parties want to form a coalition and field a single candidate for the presidential elections in 2011. A coalition suggests that the arrangement is temporary. What will happen after that? Do the parties have guidelines for this coalition?
I suspect this coalition was made without proper research. Imagine a situation where FDC, CP, UPC and others have to combine to unseat President Museveni. Who is the candidate to lead the coalition? Is this decision supported by all the members of the opposition parties?
Excluding DP from the coalition might lead to the collapse of the coalition whatever their agenda might be. DP is the second largest party after the NRM. With DP, the coalition and the NRM, the votes will be split.
Ivan Kanyike
Kampala
I suspect this coalition was made without proper research. Imagine a situation where FDC, CP, UPC and others have to combine to unseat President Museveni. Who is the candidate to lead the coalition? Is this decision supported by all the members of the opposition parties?
Excluding DP from the coalition might lead to the collapse of the coalition whatever their agenda might be. DP is the second largest party after the NRM. With DP, the coalition and the NRM, the votes will be split.
Ivan Kanyike
Kampala