South Africa’s Municipal Vote Seen Testing Coalition Stability

Upcoming municipal elections will test the durability of South Africa’s ruling alliance, with its members set to compete fiercely for control of local councils, the nation’s deputy finance minister said.

“The coalition will remain stable for the next year,” Ashor Sarupen said in an interview at Bloomberg’s Johannesburg office on Thursday. Its future will depend on whether the African National Congress — the largest party — “takes the right message from voters” and reforms its governing approach if it performs poorly, he said.