Coalition confusion: Voters need education on alliance phenomenon, expert says
View Map Coalition governments become more common The yearly barometer found that between the 2021 local government elections and February 2026, the cut-off of its data-driven research, 80 of the 213 municipalities had “hung” councils at some point.
South Africa’s model compared with Germany Tselane criticised the South African coalition approach where partner parties pull in different directions, with no coherence around a particular programme.
The number increased from the 70 hung councils that emerged from the 2021 local election and by February, 74 councils were run by a coalition or minority government.
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