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| − | '''Power-sharing''' means a political arrangement where previously antagonistic political parties or groups agree to share power, for patriotic reasons or because their mutual antagonism had produced a [[stalemate]] (or perhaps both). Examples of power-sharing include that between the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] and [[Sinn Fein]] in [[Northern Ireland]], and, more recently, the agreement in [[Zimbabwe]] between [[Robert Mugabe]] and his [[ZANU-PF]] party and the opposition [[Movement for Democratic Change]] | + | '''Power-sharing''' means a political arrangement where previously antagonistic [[political party|political parties]] or groups agree to share power, for [[patriotism|patriotic]] reasons or because their mutual antagonism had produced a [[stalemate]] (or perhaps both). Examples of power-sharing include that between the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] and [[Sinn Fein]] in [[Northern Ireland]], and, more recently, the agreement in [[Zimbabwe]] between [[Robert Mugabe]] and his [[ZANU-PF]] party and the opposition [[Movement for Democratic Change]]. |
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Revision as of 17:27, October 6, 2008
Power-sharing means a political arrangement where previously antagonistic political parties or groups agree to share power, for patriotic reasons or because their mutual antagonism had produced a stalemate (or perhaps both). Examples of power-sharing include that between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland, and, more recently, the agreement in Zimbabwe between Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.