ANC open to coalition talks in Limpopo municipality
The African National Congress (ANC) will look to go into a coalition with either opposition party in Mookgophong. According to results still being released at the Polokwane IEC centre in Limpopo‚ the party had garnered 49% of votes in the recently merged municipality.The Democratic Alliance had garnered 29% and the Economic Freedom Fighters were at 20%.How did your ward/city vote? Click here for the #ElectionResults:http://bit.ly/2apwZKULimpopo premier Stanley Mathabatha said his party the ANC is open for coalition talks with any one of the opposition parties. "The ANC is a very democratic organisation.If you look at the policies of all the three parties‚ (they) are actually emanating from the ANC‚ unlike those of the EFF and DA where they are like water and paraffin. In our case we are flexible‚ anybody who in principle is walking a similar route with us will be (able) to enter into some sort of an alliance."The ANC has received 13 seats‚ with the DA having seven seats and the EFF six seats in the municipality‚ while the Freedom Front Plus has two seats.Mookgophong and Modimolle municipalities were merged in 2015...
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