The City of Johannesburg is likely to have a government of coalitions that will exclude the ANC if ActionSA has its way.
On Tuesday night the party held its senate meeting on coalitions, where it was decided it should consult with their voters — in a similar fashion to that of the Political Dialogues — to get a mandate on which party ActionSA should get into bed with.
The newcomer party led by Herman Mashaba has become a roleplayer in Johannesburg, given its margin of the votes counted so far. The party is expected to come up with a document guiding its coalition talks likely to take place in several municipalities including Tshwane, Newcastle, eThekwini and Johannesburg.
Beaumont said though the ANC was edging ahead in some municipalities, including in eThekwini, they would never consider getting into bed with the party.“We are on record that we will never govern with the ANC because you cannot solve the problem by partnering with the cause of that problem,” he said.
Insiders said the decision to not consider the ANC was influenced by ActionSA’s plans for the national elections in 2024.Beaumont said they were happy with the votes received by the party so far. In his press briefing at the IEC centre, Mashaba reiterated that “under no circumstances” would they go into a coalition with the ANC.
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