JOHANNESBURG - Voters made their choice in the 2026 Local Government Election, but the question of who gets to govern the country’s major metros is now in the hands of political parties.
In Ekurhuleni, the Democratic Alliance finished first with 66 seats, but it will need support from other political parties to secure a majority in council.
eNCA election analyst Wayne Sussman provides three possible coalition scenarios that could get the 113 seats needed for a majority in Ekurhuleni.
The first option he explores is a Government of National Unity possibility that would include the DA and the African National Congress (59 seats).
A partnership between these two parties will see them securing 125 seats, which is well above the line needed to form a government.
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A second scenario is a coalition between the DA and ActionSA, who have 40 seats.
But the two parties would have only 106 seats, leaving them seven seats short of a majority.
They would need a third coalition partner like the Freedom Front Plus, which has 11 seats.
However, the big question is whether ActionSA would get into bed with both the Freedom Front Plus and the DA.
The third possibility could be an ANC-led coalition that excludes the DA.
That partnership could see the ANC (59 seats), combined with ActionSA (40 seats) and the Economic Freedom Fighters with their 14 seats.
That would give those three parties exactly 113 seats, just enough for a majority.