Dear Editor,
Following the 2025 election, international observers declared how impressed they were with the outcome and the message voters had telegraphed to political leaders through the ballot box.
And even though voters across the political spectrum disliked some of the ideas floated by parties they had either voted for or against, nevertheless, they held fast to their
beliefs pointing parties that contested to a preferred political direction.
Indications are that centrifugal forces are already at work amongst and within the three opposition parties in parliament. Within the meaning of unity and struggle of the opposites, the opposites seem to be more inclined to the ‘crab in the barrel’ approach rather than working in unison with each other with aim of adopting a constructive approach especially in respect to government’s recently announced poverty reduction measures.
In the circumstances, we can look forward to seeing more confrontation than cooperation in parliament. However, irrespective of the shape or form the unity and struggle of the opposites in parliament and RDC’s may assume, the hope of achieving consensual outcomes will be like shifting sands.