South Africa's ANC opens talks after election rout
The party is weighing coalitions in hung municipalities after its vote fell to about 31%, forcing talks to protect service delivery and influence.
- On Friday, the African National Congress National Executive Committee centralized coalition negotiations in KwaZulu-Natal, barring provincial and regional branches from conducting independent talks and imposing a mandatory national framework.
- The ANC's national vote share plunged to about 31% in last week's elections, down from 46% in 2021, prompting the party to prevent fragmented coalitions that have historically left councils paralyzed and services neglected.
- Newly elected councils must convene within 14 days to elect mayors, with ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu confirming the NEC will adopt a mandatory guide that sets the mandate for the party's appointed negotiating team.
- Bhengu dismissed reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa offered to resign as 'fabrication,' stating "the president is going nowhere" and the ANC leadership remains focused on coalition strategy rather than leadership changes.
- With the MK Party securing 34% of the vote in KwaZulu-Natal, complex coalition negotiations will determine municipal governance while the ANC prepares for its 2029 general election leadership transition.
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Radio France Internationale
South Africa's ANC opens talks after election rout
The ANC, Africa's oldest liberation movement, has long relied on the political capital of its anti-apartheid legacy. But in last week's local government elections, it secured only about 31 percent of the vote. Though it remained the largest party nationally, support fell sharply across key urban centres, including Johannesburg and Pretoria, as voters punished President Cyril Ramaphosa's party over corruption scandals and its failure to deliver b…
The Straits Times
The CitizenSouth Africa's ANC spokesperson: leader Ramaphosa is not under pressure to resign
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 12 - The leader of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), President Cyril Ramaphosa, is not under pressure to resign, the ANC's spokesperson said on Thursday, after the party's share of the vote plummeted in last week's municipal elections. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Africa’s ANC spokesperson: leader Ramaphosa is not under pressure to resign
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 12 (Reuters) – The leader of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC), President Cyril Ramaphosa, is not under pressure to resign, the ANC’s spokesperson said on Thursday, after the party’s share of the vote plummeted in last week’s municipal elections. • “The president is going nowhere,” ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu told reporters before a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee to decide on its approac…
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