South Africa's ANC faces difficult coalition choices

Significance This forces all five major parties to negotiate choices for cooperation. Such are the perceived incompatibilities between them that the choices will be very difficult, with serious consequences for the economy and political stability. Impacts Prospects for growth, fiscal stability and economic reform will depend on the ability of parties to accept difficult compromises. ANC ally, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), and key party structures may resist an ANC-Democratic Alliance (DA) deal. The ANC’s final decision may be a good indicator of the balance of factional power in the party.