Phuti Mosomane
DA leader John Steenhuisen announced on Sunday that former party leaders Tony Leon and Helen Zille will lead “exploratory talks with other political parties” to negotiate the making of a new government.
Steenhuisen’s address came as the IEC announced the official election results late on Sunday showing that the party had gained a slight increase in the National Assembly from 84 seats to 87.
While the ANC has lost its majority (230) and may have to shed more than 70 MPs to accommodate the rest in their 159 seats, the new kids on the block, the MK party has secured 58 seats while the EFF’s seats have decreased from 44 to 39.
Steenhuisen said the DA’s Federal Executive has unanimously adopted a resolution to initiate exploratory talks with other political parties that share a commitment to the South African Constitution, to identify options for the
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