South Africa - Conservative National Party

Описание: (9 May 1996) T/I: 11:15:44 GS: 10:11:50
Deputy President Frederik de Klerk Thursday (9/5) pulled his conservative National Party out of Nelson Mandela's government of national unity, transforming South Africa's political landscape and further battering the ailing rand. "The National Party decided ... to withdraw from the government of
national unity with effect from 30 June, 1996," De Klerk told a press conference.
SHOWS:
SOUTH AFRICA, 9 MAY 1996
0.00 Deputy President Frederik De Klerk enters stage to applause, walks to podium
0.05 De Klerk SOT; "we have decided that the time has come for us
to play our full role as the main opposition party"
0.13 exterior Johannesburg stock exchange
0.17 cu woman dealer yelling
0.21 cu dealer
0.25 cu exchange chalk board
0.28 un-named stockbroker SOT: "our financial markets are telling
us things are bad, not only bad, they are terrible."
0.33 FILE: swearing in ceremony, Mandela and De Klerk shake hands
0.39 ws exterior government building
0.41 mandela walks to podium
0.49 ca journalists
0.52 Mandela SOT: "The National Party has a continuing
responsibility to contribute to the process of eradicating
the legacy of apartheid, which they created (ca 1.03) we hope
their decision to play a more active role as an opposition
party does not mean obstructing the process of
transformation"
1.14 cu unveiling of artwork to commemorate constitution, pan down
building and pullout to ws of artwork on building, crowd
below
1.28 VISION ENDS

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