After his removal by the NEC or by NC motion he will remain as chair and advised to not seek executive positions until he finds the 800K votes he lost.
Lesufi is playing into CR's hands. Remember if GP/KZN unite for the 2027 ANC electoral conference Mashatile takes it. CR needs an excuse to purge the GP leadership to pave the way for Lamola.
DA should play hardball in Gauteng. Settle for nothing less than majority of MECs and JHB mayor or let ANC blink when they walk away from KZN coalition.
It does seem to favour ANC, use EFF to make inclusion of DA (whose votes are crucial for stability) more palatable
Malema rejected GNU, will he change his mind
I can't see DA joining government unless they get pivotal cabinet/provincial/municipal positions and EFF is consigned to window dressing.
There is both a paper and electronic record of all voters who turned up at polling stations (names are marked off the voters roll and ID's scanned into the system). This is reconciled with actual votes counted. If a material discrepancy is found the IEC has to investigate.