S. Africa Opposition Would Only Do ANC Deal to Avert ‘Doomsday’
- Country seen entering era of national coalition politics
- Polls suggest ruling ANC will lose majority in May 29 vote
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South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance may consider entering a coalition with the ruling African National Congress to avoid the country being governed by more leftist parties after this year’s election.
A “doomsday scenario” in which the ANC teams up with the Economic Freedom Fighters or the Jacob Zuma-backed uMkhonto weSizwe Party, or MKP, may force the more centrist DA to change its strategy of refusing to deal with the ANC, DA leader John Steenhuisen said in an interview on Thursday.