Johannesburg: South Africa’s ruling ANC party has held internal talks on how to form a government after failing to win a clear majority in last week’s general election.
African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa scored the lowest with 40% of the vote and needed the support of another party for the first time since democracy was established in 1994.
On Wednesday, ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri said senior leaders preferred to form a broad coalition for a government of national unity.
Observers say this can be difficult, given the differences between the various groups they are supposed to be part of.
“I can’t see how it works,” analyst and author Susan Boysen told AFP.
There is a lot of bad blood and bad feelings between different political parties. “
Divided ANC debates South Africa’s future govt
