JOHANNESBURG - The City of Johannesburg is the biggest prize in the coalition negotiations, but getting the numbers to govern will require political parties to sit down and work together.
The DA emerged as the largest party in the City of Gold, securing 91 seats in the 270-seat council.
But a majority in the Johannesburg Council needs 136 seats to govern.
This leaves the parties with no other choice but to turn to other political parties for support.
eNCA election analyst Wayne Sussman breaks down the numbers as he explores three possible coalition options.
If the DA chooses to go into coalition with the ANC, which has secured 63 seats, that number combined will add up to a comfortable majority of 154 seats in council.
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Another possibility is a partnership between the DA and ActionSA, which secured 43 seats. That number adds up to 134 seats.
But if another party like the IFP, which secured seven seats, agrees it would push the coalition to 141 seats, giving it a viable majority.
The third scenario Sussman plays around with is a coalition that excludes the DA.
He sketches the possibility of the ANC and ActionSA potentially joining with other smaller parties such as the MK Party, Rise Mzansi and the PA.
A multi-party coalition along those lines also has enough seats to get above the magic number of 136.