ANALYSIS | Political fragmentation set to reshape South Africa’s metros, says analyst Richard Calland - EWN
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His assessment came as political parties remained cautiously optimistic about the results during the vote-counting process.
His assessment came as political parties remained cautiously optimistic about the results during the vote-counting process.
At almost 50% of the counting process, he said: “I think we’re seeing across the country, including the metros, a greater fragmentation of our politics and a spread of power. That’s inevitable when a big, dominant party like the ANC falls off a cliff, which is effectively what has happened now."
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