Would the two parties working together be a 'mature solution' or are they 'too different'.
DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille, in what she says was a casual conversation taken out of context, said in 2019 she believed the DA should think of entering a coalition with the ANC. File image.As the nation gears up to vote in the local government elections next Monday, some have suggested the two biggest political parties in the country should work together in coalition.
Coalitions are set to be formed in several key metros once the results are out next week, with analysts predicting the ANC may not get an outright majority in some. The idea of the ruling party teaming up with the main opposition resurfaced recently when a leaked audio of Helen Zille speaking of the idea went viral.DA federal council chair“I’d rather make tough demands on Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC and force to unite under them, and go into coalition with them and make strict conditions for them, than go into coalition with anyone else. That I think should be our aim in the next election.
Zille claimed the audio was edited and taken out of context. She said the DA was aiming to win a majority of 50% plus one so it doesn’t have to go into a coalition. “People hate coalitions. They’ve seen what coalitions have done with their complete instability and the jumping of smaller parties from one side to the other,” she told
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