MK, EFF, SACP Form Block to Drive Municipal Agendas, with Conditional Support for ANC

South Africa: MK, EFF, SACP Form Bloc to Drive Municipal Agendas, With Conditional Support for ANC

Parties including the MK party, EFF and SACP have united as the Council of the Left, representing 20% of the municipal vote. While members continue individual coalition talks, the bloc says it will back the ANC only if it cuts ties with the DA and Freedom Front Plus in national government.

MK, EFF, SACP form block to drive municipal agendas, with conditional support for ANC

Parties including the MK party, EFF and SACP have united as the Council of the Left, representing 20% of the municipal vote. While members continue individual coalition talks, the bloc says it will back the ANC only if it cuts ties with the DA and Freedom Front Plus in national government.

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The SACP has welcomed ANC’s possible decision to exclude the DA as a coalition partner in local municipalities. There are over 130 hung councils in the country after no political party received a majority vote in recent elections. As coalition discussions take place between various political formations, the Council of the Left has called on what they call leftist parties to seize the moment and prioritise working together. This political bloc ac…

Council of the Left tells ANC, 'Ditch your right-wing partners' and we'll talk

The Council of the Left has warned the ANC to abandon alliances with right-wing parties if it wants support in hung municipalities.

MK Party, EFF and SACP refuse to back ANC coalitions with DA after 2026 Local Elections

Conference of the Left, including MK Party, EFF and SACP, sets ANC coalition terms: no DA or FF Plus in GNU, with 14 days to settle hung council deals by law.

MK, EFF, SACP form bloc to drive municipal agendas, with conditional support for ANC

Parties including the MK party, EFF and SACP have united as the Council of the Left, representing 20% of the municipal vote. While members continue individual coalition talks, the bloc says it will back the ANC only if it cuts ties with the DA and…