The DA has signed a coalition agreement with four opposition parties and has welcomed the Economic Freedom Fighters saying it would vote with opposition parties to form governments instead of the African National Congress.
The DA leader made the announcement at a press conference in Pretoria this afternoon.
Maimane says the parties want to stop corruption, clean up governance and ensure the best people are running the country’s municipalities.
He says the agreement has been set up nationally.
“This agreement has had to be set nationally, for the purpose on ensuring that we could really discuss how best we do local government within a constitutional framework.”
On talks with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Maimane said that they had negotiated in good faith with the EFF, but it was clear they would never agree on ideological issues.
“We negotiated in good faith with the EFF. It’s quite clear we would never agree on ideological issues, never able to do that.”
He says the EFF’s decision to vote with the DA gives the party a great chance to form governments in Tshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay.
Earlier today, Malema announced that his party would not form a coalition with the DA, but said the DA was the “better devil” and it would vote with the DA in Gauteng metros.
“We will vote for the opposition, but we are not in bed with the DA.”
Malema also said he would not enter into a coalition with the African National Congress because it did not meet its laundry list of conditions, which included the removal of President Jacob Zuma, the amendment of the Constitution and free education.
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