South Africa's ANC weighs up partners, from free-marketeers to radicals
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) sits as people attend the announcement of the election results at the National Results Operation Centre of the IEC, which serves as an operational hub where results of the national election are displayed, in Midrand, South Africa on June 2, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
The African National Congress (ANC) was holding high-stakes internal talks on Tuesday about which parties it should approach to form South Africa's next government, with diametrically opposed radicals and free-marketeers on the menu of options.
After 30 years of dominance since Nelson Mandela led it to power in the milestone 1994 elections that marked the end of apartheid, the ANC lost its majority in last week's election. It remains the largest party but can no longer govern alone.
