Opposition is a complex concept. It stipulates a relationship — one body standing in disagreement with another — but it can take different forms (Norton 2008). One can oppose the very existence of the state: here opposition may be violent. Alternatively, one can have what Giovanni Sartori described as ‘constitutional opposition’, which involves accepting the legitimacy of the state and working within it. When it works within accepted rules, and eschews violence, opposition is at the heart of politics.
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