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Votersâ impossible question â how to factor in partiesâ coalition choices? (opens the original)
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With more municipal coalitions expected in 2026, voters must take into account that partiesâ post-election partner choices â not just manifestos â will shape local governance and service delivery. This is the third instalment of a series on coalitions and 2026 local government elections. Read Part 1 and Part 2. The meaning of the vote in South Africa in 2026 includes the acceptance that the winning party or parties will have to form coalition agreements with other parties to secure a major
The Coalitions Bill has stalled, and voters are going into elections blind (opens the original)
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Itâs almost impossible for the Coalitions Bill to be passed before the November elections. The votersâ best hope for now is that a few incremental, stopgap changes and guidelines might start helping to build focused and effective local government, especially when coalitions must be formed. As ANC majorities decrease at national, provincial and local government levels, the likelihood of coalitions being formed to ensure governance increases. The coalition formed at national level, the Governm
More coalitions are coming, with power, not delivery, the kingmaker (opens the original)
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Legislation to manage coalitions wonât be passed before the 4 November local elections, so the prevailing coalition cultures are our best guide to the future of SAâs post-election local governments. Saturated with experiences of lapses in local government and volatility in governing coalitions, South Africa is lurching towards the 2026 local government elections (LGE2026). A deluge of further coalition governments awaits as participating political parties adapt and outsmart one another. Coal
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