PA names preferred coalition partners, cool on DA
Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie said the party prefers to work with the Freedom Front Plus, ActionSA and the ANC. He said the PA would still work with the DA if a coalition needed it.
McKenzie spoke at the Results Operation Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Friday. He was commenting on the local government election results as municipalities begin coalition talks.
He said the PA stays open to talks with all parties. He described the Freedom Front Plus and ActionSA as very truthful, and the ANC as a very good coalition partner.
McKenzie said the PA does not like the DA much. He said the party would accept the DA as a partner if coalition arrangements required it.
Key facts
- Who
- Gayton McKenzie (President of the Patriotic Alliance); Patriotic Alliance (political party whose preferred coalition partners are discussed); Freedom Front Plus (party named as a preferred coalition partner); ActionSA (party named as a preferred coalition partner)
- What
- McKenzie, speaking at the Results Operation Centre in Midrand as municipalities begin coalition negotiations after the local government elections, said the PA is open to engaging all parties but prefers certain partners over the DA. He said the PA would work with the DA if coalition arrangements require it.
- When
- 6 November 2026
- Where
- Midrand, Johannesburg
- Status
- Reported