CODESA II begins and reaches a deadlock over the transition

The second CODESA plenary opened at Kempton Park. Negotiators remained divided over majority rule, the interim government, constitutional thresholds and the powers of regions. The ANC rejected proposals that could entrench a minority veto, while the National Party sought power-sharing guarantees. The talks stalled, reflecting the unequal bargaining conditions of a transition where the apartheid state retained control of coercive institutions.