With 97% of the results now in, indications are that South Africa is set for a coalition government for the first time since the coming of democracy in 1994.
With the ANC stuck around 41 percent of the national count and the DA around 22%, Mk at 14 % and Malema’s EFF unchanged at 9.5 % there is definitely no chance for any of the two leading parties to cross the 50 percent mark with less than 3 percent of votes left to be counted, thus there is only one sure way, the coalition.
Political analyst and founder of an online broadcast Vhayeya.com Lovemore Masunungure says he expects that emissaries are already burning candle lights to find out which party will work with the ANC.
“Am sure you can all see that it’s the two anchor parties that are fighting it out and I expect that EFF will grab the opportunity to be into government as it is going to work well with the ANC.
“The major feature in this election is that ANC lost votes to itself. Mk is ANC but they are just bickering on personalities, but the voters are the bosses and they have spoken.
“They now need to come to the table, and indeed if you add up the numbers ANC could have easily got over 60% had there been some unity of purpose between the founding members of MK and EFF who are basically ANC to the core,” said Masunungure.
He further said the elections can be a lesson to the African liberation parties.
“There are lessons that indeed liberation parties across Africa that have to learn from this election. Why would we forsake each other now when we were together in the trenches to fight for the liberation of Africa against colonialism, people who have the same ideology should not be separated on tissues.
“I think the good thing out of this electoral process is that the people will bring the parties together, I mean those that believe on the emancipation of Africa, thus ANC MK, PAC and EFF are likely to be part of the coalition government in South Africa.
Story by Jeremiah Gora
