S. African President’s Allies Want Democratic Alliance Deal
- ANC set to lose national majority for first time in 30 years
- ANC leaders to meet in coming days to chart course of action
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is under pressure from his closest party allies to form a coalition with the opposition Democratic Alliance after this week’s crushing election blow, according to people familiar with the matter.
The difficulty he’s facing is that there’s also a push by his detractors within the African National Congress to form an alliance with former President Jacob Zuma’s new party and the populist Economic Freedom Fighters, the people said, asking not to be identified because they’re not authorized to comment. It would be untenable for Ramaphosa to remain in office in such a scenario, they said.