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It’s coalition time: Here’s what the major political parties are saying so far | The Citizen | SA News

With all but one of the country’s major metros lacking a clear winner and hundreds of municipal councils hung, the focus has shifted to coalition negotiations.

A hung council arises when no political party wins more than 50% of the seats in that legislature, and parties need to form a partnership to govern. Key to this is choosing a speaker of the council and a mayor.

A number of parties, including the DA, have confirmed that preliminary coalition discussions have already begun.

Political parties will all hold meetings this weekend to decide on possible coalition partners and how they will negotiate.

Here’s what some of the major political parties are saying so far about…

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