COALITION NATION | GNU deal in striking distance as clock ticks down
Wednesday is critical to pin down a deal to create a government after the ANC failed to obtain an outright majority.But hurdles remain as the ANC meets structures that are resistant to a deal that includes the DA.
On Tuesday afternoon, the ANC kicked off meetings with its structures and its allies, Cosatu and the SA Communist Party, to obtain buy-in on the deal. The alliance and ANC structures remain resistant to a tie-up with the DA. Securing buy-in before Friday's sitting was crucial, hence the marathon talks.
The speaker and deputy speaker positions - also to be elected on Friday - have not yet been finalised and are subject to further discussion over the next two days. Sources across major parties tell News24 that, while provincial leaders from the ANC and DA met in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal - where no party won an outright majority - their talks will be"guided" by whatever is agreed upon nationally.
According to well-placed sources, the KwaZulu-Natal discussions are expected to be finalised with an ANC, DA, IFP and NFP deal on Wednesday. News24 understands the deal partly hinges on the IFP and NFP smoking the peace pipe in the local municipalities, where the two parties have squabbled. According to another source, the NFP is said to have dangled its kingmaker status in KwaZulu-Natal for a role in the GNU administration, even though it has one seat in the province and none nationally.
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