The ANC resorted to its time-old tradition of using its voting muscle in the National Assembly to push through two important matters related to the political system, despite opposition party objections. 

On both issues — a resolution on the limits and disclosure thresholds for political party funding and the confirmation of the names for the electoral reform consultation panel — a broadly acceptable compromise could have been found. ..

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