New polling suggests coalitions likely, and voters want ANC–DA cooperation

• Nearly seven in 10 South African voters support ANC–DA coalition governments in municipalities where neither party secures an outright majority, according to new polling released ahead of the local government elections.

By Jonathan Erasmus

The Social Research Foundation (SRF) survey, published by The Common Sense on Monday, found that 68% of respondents supported cooperation between the two parties, compared with 30% who opposed it.

“Should no one party win a majority and the ANC and DA can form a majority together in any municipality or metro after the next local government elections, they should do so and form a coalition together in the interests of stability,” the survey statement reads.

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The SRF said support was particularly strong among voters of the two parties, with 83% of ANC supporters and 77% of DA supporters favouring such arrangements.

The findings are particularly