Corné Mulder Drops Coalition Bombshell on the ANC

Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) leader Corné Mulder has firmly rejected the possibility of his party joining Governments of Local Unity (GLUs) if such arrangements would return the African National Congress (ANC) to power in municipalities.

Mulder made the position clear while responding to questions from Newsday about the ongoing coalition negotiations and the possibility of a Democratic Alliance (DA)-ANC agreement in Johannesburg.

In an interview with Alec Hogg on the BizNews podcast, Mulder also warned that the FF Plus could withdraw from cooperation with the DA if it entered into a coalition with the ANC in Johannesburg.

Asked whether such an agreement would mean the FF Plus would no longer work with the DA elsewhere in the country, Mulder initially responded in the affirmative.

He argued that voters had sent a clear message during the November 4 local government elections by reducing the ANC’s support to approximately 30%.

According to Mulder, forming Governments of Local Unity that include the ANC would effectively give the governing party another opportunity to remain in power despite its electoral decline.

He said the FF Plus wanted to see the ANC removed from government in as many municipalities as possible.

The party favours coalitions involving the DA, ActionSA and the FF Plus in Gauteng, while supporting cooperation between the DA and FF Plus in parts of the Western Cape.

Mulder, however, clarified that his opposition was specifically directed at unity governments that would bring the ANC back into power, rather than all coalition arrangements involving the DA.

His comments add pressure to already complicated coalition negotiations, with several municipalities requiring multi-party agreements to establish stable administrations.

The FF Plus’s position could become an important factor in determining the political future of major hung municipalities, including Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni.

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