The SA Politics Thread Part 6

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maumau said:
For the country, what coalition would your prefer?
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imo that coalition is best for the anc. not so good for the country or the party that joins them.

it will just be more of the same, further detriment..

i dont know what coalition i would prefer. i would prefer change and change does not come easy. "the best case scenario" seems like the easy path.
 
the anc is wounded and limping.

imo i would like to see another vote in 90 days. go for them now while they are dazed and down, it is when to do it.

it will also show if the people were serious about getting rid of the crap we have to deal with every day because their incompetence.

voter turnout was 59%. people who thought there was no chance might have a change of heart and go make a mark, or some could feel sorry for the anc or afraid and strengthen their position again. some might even change their choice. but at least it can be said a real shot was taken.
 
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Ramaphosa won’t resign despite historic ANC electoral loss, seeks coalition with DA

Sources have suggested there is an in-principle agreement between the two biggest parties that they will work together
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President Cyril Ramaphosa does not intend to resign as ANC leader despite leading the party to the historic loss of an electoral majority it has held for 30 years, the Mail & Guardian has learned.


Though he is bitterly disappointed that the ANC barely polled 40 percent, sources close to Ramaphosa said he reasons that “much is at stake” and South Africa is in need of political maturity that can provide stable governance after voters tore up the odds by making his predecessor Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe party the third biggest in the country.

The only route to that stability, for Ramaphosa and his closest allies within the ANC, is through a working arrangement with the Democratic Alliance.

The party’s Gauteng leadership and younger members of the ANC national executive committee have thus far favoured the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) as a coalition partner but this thinking has lost some of its currency with a far lower share of the vote than in 2019.

Several high-ranking ANC sources have confirmed to the Mail & Guardian that they are advocating such a tie-up to create a centrist government, and would not countenance any concessions to Zuma’s MK party.

Some suggested there is an in-principle agreement between the two biggest parties that they will work together.
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sefeddt said:
Zero odds on Auntie Pat keeping her ministers post, GOOD riddance.
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I wondered why she got that post anyway.... The ANC always knew they would get a sub 50% vote share, maybe 48% and they would need GOOD in 2024 to chip over over to the majority
 
Calkem said:
I wondered why she got that post anyway.... The ANC always knew they would get a sub 50% vote share, maybe 48% and they would need GOOD in 2024 to chip over over to the majority
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They always include someone from a small party to give a little legitimacy to the cabinet, in a "look we're not doing anything behind your back" kind of way. The real decisions were made at their NEC.

VF+ was also part of Zuma's cabinet...
 
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