DA leader in Gauteng John Moodey says the party has started looking at possible coalitions after next year’s elections. Speaking after the party’s federal council meeting in Johannesburg‚ Moodey said that internal discussions were being held in the party on three possible outcomes. "We are looking at a scenario in which we are the governing party‚ in which we are a coalition and also an official opposition party. We’ve had experience on local government coalitions‚" said Moodey. DA leader Mmusi Maimane admitted that managing coalitions was not easy. "Coalitions are difficult‚ there are complicated issues but I think they are the future of SA. We have to be careful to get into managing the principles of the coalition‚ which is about saying we will never tolerate corruption in a coalition. When people come to a coalition they must stick to the principle of voting together and voting with the coalition [partners]‚" he said. Maimane said that in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro one of the c...
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