ANC divided over alliances after worst municipal election result
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
A week after the municipal elections, the ANC cannot agree on its coalition strategy, with some senior members refusing any alliance with the Democratic Alliance. The party won just over 30% of the vote, its worst result, and is negotiating particularly in Johannesburg, according to RFI.
The ANC, the African National Congress in power in South Africa, is struggling to agree on its alliances after winning just over 30% of the vote in the municipal elections, its worst electoral result. The party is negotiating with other parties to form coalitions, particularly in Johannesburg, RFI reports.
Some members of the ANC in particular refuse any alliance with the Democratic Alliance (DA), the country’s second-largest political force. The DA gains ground at every election, according to RFI.
The negotiations follow the ANC’s fall to 30.76% in South Africa’s local elections, a result published on 8 November. The party then began coalition talks in 120 municipal councils, before defending the terms of any possible deal around President Cyril Ramaphosa. RFI reports that the ANC remains divided over the strategy to adopt, particularly in municipalities where no party holds a majority on its own.
