ActionSA insists on Nasiphi Moya returning as Tshwane mayor amid hung municipality talks
ActionSA has confirmed that it has already met with the African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), but is yet to hold discussions with the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Alpha Ramushwana
ActionSA’s Nasiphi Moya at the IEC Election Results Centre. Picture: Karabo Tebele/702
Karabo Tebele/702
ActionSA said one of its conditions for coalition negotiations in the City of Tshwane is the re-election of Nasiphi Moya as the city’s mayor.
Coalition talks are already underway in Gauteng’s metropolitan municipalities, where no political party secured an outright majority.
ActionSA has confirmed that it has already met with the African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), but is yet to hold discussions with the Democratic Alliance (DA).
While the DA secured the largest share of the vote in Tshwane, with 34%, it fell short of the 50% plus one majority needed to govern the metro outright.
ActionSA has opened the door to engaging all political parties in a bid to establish coalition arrangements that make sense in all hung municipalities.
But in Tshwane, the party has set a firm condition, which would require potential coalition partners to support Nasiphi Moya’s re-election as mayor.
The party says Moya’s two years in office have been successful, but believes she has unfinished business in the capital
ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont said Moya’s possible re-election is high on the party’s list of demands.
“Our campaign there was deliberately called for five more years because Tshwane needs continuity of leadership. The changing of leadership every couple of years is detrimental to the long-term turnaround of that city. Central to our negotiations would be to give Nasiphi Moya five more years.”
Political parties have exactly two weeks to find common ground and elect governments in all municipal councils.