Lesufi hopes for sole mandate in Gauteng ahead of elections

lesufi hopes for sole mandate in gauteng ahead of elections

Panyaza Lesufi

JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says only one party should get the mandate to run the province.

He says a coalition government will lead to chaos and confusion.

A record number of political parties will take part in the 29 May polls.

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From the 19 that contested the first democratic election in 1994, over 200 political parties are now registered.

“What we need is a stable government, wat we need is one political party that is given a mandate to run government,” he said.

“If you have a conglomerate of many governments or many political parties running government it’s really creating chaos.”

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