Big party failures crystalise as vote count enters final stretch - With at least 66 hung councils so far, coalitions are on the agenda as ANC and DA majorities tumble
The full election picture is almost complete. And, as projections have suggested since Tuesday, it’s not a pretty one for the country’s two biggest political parties, which are tallying up an unprecedented list of hung metros.
But for many parties at the results operation centre in Tshwane, the final confirmation will simply serve as a rubber stamp for a poor performance that has already been apparent throughout much of the week.of 2016 — when it lost a majority in many of its key councils. Parties require 50% of the vote plus one seat to govern metro, local and district municipalities.
The Democratic Alliance will be disappointed it could not capitalise on that poor performance in the region. Instead, it has had to contend with its own loss of position — falling by more than 10% in Tshwane and 12% in Johannesburg. In the Western Cape, the DA will share a similar fate of being forced into negotiations. Although it retained the City of Cape Town, it was hammered on the west coast, losing its majority in Saldanha Bay, Matzikama and Cederberg. The party’s share of the vote also dipped to less than 50% in the central Breede Valley and Oudtshoorn and George to the east.
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