(Bloomberg) — The leader of South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance said that investor optimism about it reaching a coalition deal with the ANC to form the next government isn’t misplaced and that it is open to talks that put the country’s interests first. Most Read from Bloomberg The African National Congress ceded its parliamentary […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance coalition has won a majority in parliament, according to official results from India’s Election Commission. The commission said the NDA won 285 seats and was leading in one race yet to be called, more than the 272 seats needed to secure a majority but far fewer than had […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition is leading in a majority of seats in India’s general election, according to early figures. However, Mr Modi’s coalition faces a stronger challenge from the opposition than expected after it pushed back against the leader’s mixed economic record and polarising politics. The counting of more than 640 million votes cast […]
The News JOHANNESBURG – Leaders of South Africa’s ruling party are locked in intense tasks over who to partner with in a coalition government after losing the parliamentary majority it held for 30 years. Several senior figures in the African National Congress told Semafor Africa the talks were intense with no obvious, easy solutions following […]
Seizing white-owned farms and nationalising all mines are among the demands of minority parties jostling for position in an unprecedented coalition after South Africa’s elections. Frantic coalition talks began on Monday after the ruling African National Congress lost its majority in a humbling election. Two of the political parties vying for power – former president […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s election has decided little, other than the African National Congress that liberated the country from apartheid in 1994 has lost its 30-year majority. It remained the biggest party, though. With no one holding a majority, South Africa’s party leaders are embarking on coalition talks to form a […]
South Africa’s African National Congress will not consider any demands from possible coalition partners that President Cyril Ramaphosa step down, a top official said on Sunday, as the party attempted to present a united front after a stinging election result ended its 30-year majority. As South Africa heads for a series of complex talks to […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s African National Congress party will not consider any demands from possible coalition partners that President Cyril Ramaphosa step down, a top official said Sunday, as the ANC attempted to present a united front after a stinging election result ended its 30-year majority. As South Africa heads for […]
By Nellie Peyton and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africans awaited confirmation on Sunday of a historic election outcome that will dismantle a 30-year African National Congress (ANC) majority, an announcement that will start the clock on a frenzied race to form a new ruling coalition. Voters, angry at joblessness, inequality and power shortages, […]
The News South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has lost its parliamentary majority for the first time, leading to what is likely to be a fortnight of uncertainty and tense negotiations with rival parties to form a coalition government. It marks the biggest shift in the way the country is governed since it came to […]
South Africa could be heading towards a national coalition government for the first time as partial election results put the ruling African Nation Congress well short of a majority. With more than half of votes counted across the country’s nine provinces, the ANC had received just under 42% of the national vote. That represented a […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa was heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time Friday as partial election results put the ruling African Nation Congress well short of a majority. With more than half of votes counted across the country’s nine provinces, the ANC had received just under 42% […]