I don't see how a small group like that could truly oppress them
That's wild because it's literally explained in the article and then quoted by me here. It's the part of my posts you keep ignoring.
Your questions are not unanswered- the white minority council has evidentially maintained power by ignoring elections and by holding private special elections, like they did in 2020, and by also refusing to allow elections to take place, like they did in 2022.
The only point you've made is that reading the article is not a requirement to comment on it.