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The Democratic Alliance (DA) said it has already reached out to several political parties to begin coalition negotiations.

The party is still celebrating an improved electoral performance in last week’s municipal elections, where it finished first in Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg.

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However, the DA failed to secure an outright majority in any of the three metros, leaving it to consider coalition arrangements with other parties.

DA spokesperson Jan de Villiers said the party will put residents first in its coalition negotiations.

“We will enter into negotiations in good faith to try and establish with whom we can make, in every municipality, the best choice and come to the best agreements to create stable governments. These agreements will be reduced to writing, very importantly. All our negotiation agreements will be made transparently available after negotiations are concluded,” De Villiers said.

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