A. Multi party negotiations structure and issues

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The Sudan had followed with interest the multi party negotiations and the agreement to continue the dialogue.

As a result of agreement reached at the Planning Conference, multi party constitutional negotiations were resumed in April 1993 within the framework of the Multi party Negotiating Process that succeeded CODESA.

The Brazilian Government has welcomed the positive developments in the multi party negotiations over the last several months.

Parties that have not participated in the multi party negotiations can join the TEC subject to the same stipulations.

Parties that have not participated in the multi party negotiations can join the TEC subject to the same stipulations.

(g) Reiterate its strong support for the peaceful negotiation process and urge those parties which have suspended their participation in the multi party negotiations to bring their contribution to the process and to its successful conclusion by returning to the framework of multi party negotiations

We welcomed the resumption of the multi party negotiations in April of this year after a long period of uncertainty.

3. After a 10 month deadlock in the multi party negotiations that had begun within the framework of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), a Multi party Planning Conference met at Johannesburg on 5 and 6 March 1993.

Malawi has a democratic, multi party government.

. The Special Committee noted that political violence in South Africa tended to escalate every time tangible progress was made in the multi party negotiations.

The multi party negotiations have resulted in agreements on a number of issues whose resolution seemed unlikely, or even impossible, a few months ago.

Welcoming the agreement reached within the framework of multi party negotiations to hold the first democratic elections in South Africa on 27 April 1994,

Of particular concern is the continuing insistence by the Conservative Party and the Inkatha Freedom Party on suspending their participation in the multi party negotiations and perhaps not participating in the elections of 27 April 1994.

UNTAC itself has also organized multi party meetings.

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Malawians overwhelmingly chose a Multi Party system of Government.

It highlights the multi party negotiations and the agreements reached with regard to elections for a constituent assembly and other important transitional arrangements in South Africa.

As the Assembly knows, there are some organizations and administrations in our country that have elected to remain aloof from the multi party process of negotiations.

The resumption of multi party negotiations in April 1993, 10 months after the suspension of negotiations under the second session of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA II), has led to significant breakthroughs.

Needless to say, the Nordic countries share the great satisfaction expressed by other delegations with the important agreements reached within the framework of the multi party negotiations.

About three weeks ago 19 of the political groups engaged in the multi party negotiations ratified the agreement on a Constitution for the transition in South Africa.

We note with satisfaction comments made in the report on the multi party negotiations, especially the active participation by all parties in preventing possible outbreaks of violence.

However, until October, bilateral negotiations continued on those and other issues between parties that had suspended their participation and major parties remaining in the Multi party Negotiating Process.

The Plenary of the Multi party Negotiating Process, however, agreed to promote the principle of continued negotiations amongst participants in the Process and members of the Freedom Alliance.

The Multi party Negotiating Process in South Africa has been completed.

. A majority of parties to the multi party negotiations have taken the view that only a democratically elected constituent assembly has the right to draw up a new constitution.

In particular, we congratulate the representatives of the majority people of South Africa on the position they adopted at the multi party negotiations which made this historic agreement possible.

The Communist Party of Nepal in particular calls for multi party democracy, social equality, and economic prosperity.

The others evolved into multi party democracies during the middle income transition.

But the new regime, facing continued unrest, eventually allowed multi party democracy.

In addition, the apparent insistence of the Conservative Party and the Inkatha Freedom Party not to regard the decisions arrived at in the multi party negotiations as binding had the potential of aggravating the situation in the country and of undermining chances for an early political settlement.

Can China open up without going the way of multi party rule? In fact, the great nineteenth century British political thinker John Stuart Mill advocated liberal government without multi party rule.

In June 1991, the Constitution was reformed and a multi party system established.

Since 1991, no Indian governing party has enjoyed a secure parliamentary majority on its own, necessitating multi party coalition governments.

The referendum question was whether Malawi should remain a One Party State or adopt a Multi Party system of Government.

Regarding South Africa, we welcome the current multi party negotiations in that country as the most inclusive forum so far convened to end the apartheid system and create a non racial, democratic society.

Since July this year, multi party negotiations have been held in South Africa, and it was agreed through these negotiations that the non racial election, the first of its kind in the history of South Africa, is to be held on 27 April 1994.

Thirdly is the formation and development of democratic institutions, including a multi party system.

On 1 April, after 10 months of suspension, the Multi party Negotiating Process resumed.

While the constitution envisaged a multi party system for Namibia's government, the SWAPO party has been dominant since independence in 1990.

In South Africa, agreements have been reached within the framework of the multi party negotiations on the establishment of the Transitional Executive Council, the independent electoral and media commissions and the independent broadcasting authority.

. The business community, which has played a proactive role in the multi party negotiations, has continued to play a vital role in voter education exercises and has demonstrated its commitment to the transition process.

Sixty three per cent of the population voted for a multi party system of government.