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South African parties in high-stakes coalition talks after ANC’s worst election results
The ANC’s vote fell to just over 30%, leaving about 65% of councils without outright majorities and forcing rivals into coalition negotiations.
- South African political parties began high-stakes coalition talks this week to determine city governance after the African National Congress saw its national vote share fall to just over 30% in recent local elections.
- According to official results, no party won an outright majority in about 65% of municipal councils, including those in Johannesburg, Tshwane, and Ekurhuleni.
- The ANC started negotiations with ActionSA, led by former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba, while the Democratic Alliance won significantly more votes than the ANC in Johannesburg and Tshwane.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa and the party's top leadership began a meeting Thursday to determine their approach to the talks and potential coalition partners. The outcome will be announced Saturday.
- At the national level, the ANC is currently in a unity government with the Democratic Alliance after losing its parliamentary majority for the first time in the 2024 elections.
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South African parties in high-stakes coalition talks after ANC's worst election results
South African political parties have begun crucial coalition talks following local elections where the African National Congress lost significant support.
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139 hung councils in limbo as coalition talks expose political fault lines
More than a week after South Africa’s Local Government Elections, up to 139 hung councils remain in limbo, with political parties yet to reach formal agreements on who will govern many of the country’s municipalities. Coalition negotiations are expected to gather momentum, but so far there has been more public posturing, demands and political rhetoric than concrete outcomes. A big focus is on Gauteng, where ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba…
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