MK’s Manyi warns parties against being outmanoeuvred by DA
Mzwanele Manyi said the DA will use coalition negotiations to "marginalise" the MK party and other progressive political parties
The MK party's leader, Mzwanele Manyi, has cautioned South African political parties against being outmaneuvered by the Democratic Alliance (DA) during coalition negotiations. Manyi warned that the DA aims to build institutional control and position itself as a governing alternative ahead of the 2029 national elections. He criticized the DA for potentially marginalizing MK and other progressive parties in coalition talks.
In the 2024 elections, MK was excluded from the KwaZulu-Natal coalition despite receiving the most votes in the province. Manyi also expressed concerns about national party leaders dictating local government formations, stating that the ANC's national leadership, under Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, has centralized coalition negotiations while the DA is doing the same through its Federal Executive.
The ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC) has stated that it would only consider a coalition with the DA as a last resort. Some ANC members blame the GNU for the party's poor local election performance, and the South African Communist Party (SACP) has urged the ANC to sever ties with the DA, citing potential disadvantages.
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