JOHANNESBURG - With the ANC losing further ground at the polls, coalition negotiations are becoming increasingly crucial in several municipalities.
Political analyst Ntsikelelo Breakfast says the DA should be open to working with different parties, provided they are committed to development across all communities.
He also believes voters should have a say in coalition negotiations to ensure their votes are not betrayed.
"The founding fathers and mothers of the Constitution, they never saw it coming that the ANC's hegemony was going to be dealt a blow, because the Constitution only makes a provision for 14 days for political actors to sit at the table and map out a way forward," he said.
"And that time is very short, because if you draw from international best practices, it can even take a year or six months. So that needs to be re-examined."