ANC top brass reluctant to work with the EFF - The ANC has reportedly received assurances from smaller parties about continuing existing coalitions, but its top leaders are hesitant to work with Julius Malema
, is said to have also made a commitment to continue talks with the governing party when the results begin trickling in.
Instead of looking at coalitions, Ramaphosa proposed an overhaul of the party’s selection of mayors, councillors and municipal senior management. The EFF was ready to govern. With its 25 seats, the EFF attempted to strong arm the ANC into voting for its own candidate, in a move supported by Mashatile. However, when the ANC caucus met with Mashatile shortly before the council sitting, it expressed outrage and threatened to revolt. The ANC then refused to take part in the mayoral election, which resulted in the election of DA mayor Randall Williams. .
The EFF, much like other parties who are waiting to be wooed by the ANC and the DA, will be in a better position to make demands. last week, EFF chairperson Veronica Mente said that the party is prepared should the ANC and the DA refuse to form coalitions with it. Much like the ANC, the DA is also expecting to rely on its coalition partners to regain control of the metros it won in 2016. However, its numbers suggest that this will be an uphill battle, dependent on voter turnout in its traditional bases, a federal executive member said. The DA leader said the party is hoping that its message that voting for smaller parties will split the vote to mean an ANC victory will help the DA.
In KwaZulu-Natal, the ANC faces the probability of being forced into coalition agreements in a number of municipalities falling under the Zululand, Umkhanyakude and King Cetshwayo districts, which it currently controls and which are likely to be hung if the IFP continues with on the trajectory of resurgence it enjoyed in the province in 2019.
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