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- 9782940503308
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- Graduate Institute Publications
- Date de publication
- 25/06/2013
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Collapse of the Opposition Inter-Party Coalition in Uganda
Catherine Promise Biira
Graduate Institute Publications
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“It’s not so much what you agree upon, what you write on paper, but something
intangible that in the end determines the success of political cooperation,”
stated the leader of the Uganda People’s Congress Dr. Olara Otunnu. Hoping to
put an end to the dominant-party system of Uganda – where President Yoweri
Museveni and his National Resistance Movement had ruled since 1986 – in 2008,
four parties of the opposition gathered under the banner of the Inter-Party
Cooperation (IPC). Their intention was to field a single candidate for the
2011 general election, but the IPC collapsed five months before the election
day. Through an analysis of official documents, media reports and primary data
obtained from interviews with party leaders, this ePaper examines the dynamics
of the negotiations which led to the formation and collapse of this coalition.
It argues that the claims by party leaders that the coalition fell because of
disagreements over whether or not to participate in the elections are but a
veil to cover the much deeper relationship issues between coalition members,
in which the real explanation for the IPC’s demise lies. Through identifying
common grounds between former coalition members, this ePaper proposes new
avenues for further cooperation between opposition parties. Among the several
lessons to be drawn from the IPC’s downfall, the author emphasises the need
for confidence building measures, in order to deal with the underlying
feelings of mistrust among members.
intangible that in the end determines the success of political cooperation,”
stated the leader of the Uganda People’s Congress Dr. Olara Otunnu. Hoping to
put an end to the dominant-party system of Uganda – where President Yoweri
Museveni and his National Resistance Movement had ruled since 1986 – in 2008,
four parties of the opposition gathered under the banner of the Inter-Party
Cooperation (IPC). Their intention was to field a single candidate for the
2011 general election, but the IPC collapsed five months before the election
day. Through an analysis of official documents, media reports and primary data
obtained from interviews with party leaders, this ePaper examines the dynamics
of the negotiations which led to the formation and collapse of this coalition.
It argues that the claims by party leaders that the coalition fell because of
disagreements over whether or not to participate in the elections are but a
veil to cover the much deeper relationship issues between coalition members,
in which the real explanation for the IPC’s demise lies. Through identifying
common grounds between former coalition members, this ePaper proposes new
avenues for further cooperation between opposition parties. Among the several
lessons to be drawn from the IPC’s downfall, the author emphasises the need
for confidence building measures, in order to deal with the underlying
feelings of mistrust among members.
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