Ramaphosa urges parties to cooperate as hung councils face coalition talks
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged parties to cooperate to form functioning municipal councils after South Africa’s 2026 local elections left 127 councils hung, according to IOL.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Ramaphosa call for cooperative council formation after the hung councils, with no conflicting facts.
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