🔒 Smaller political parties in the Western Cape believe they hold the key to a possible coalition government in the province after the upcoming general elections, saying there’s a strong likelihood that the DA could be brought below 50%.
Smaller political parties in the Western Cape believe they hold the key to a possible coalition government in the province after next month’s general election.
No opposition party currently believes it can win an outright majority in the only province governed by the Democratic Alliance . But they say there’s a strong likelihood that the DA could be brought below 50%, leaving the door open for a hung provincial legislature and the opportunity for coalition horse-trading to begin.
Parties with reasonable support in parts of the province’s Boland and Central Karoo regions say they’re capitalising on voter disgruntlement with major parties such as the ANC and the DA. The Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa , a party that splintered from the ANC, has several councillors represented in municipalities dotted around the Boland, Karoo and Overberg regions.The party was formed after Kannaland municipality mayor Jeffrey Donson and Beaufort West politician Truman Prince were expelled from the ANC.Donson, who is Icosa’s leader and a municipal councillor in the Kannaland region, says the party has seen growth in all elections since its formation.
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