The African National Congress (ANC) says it is committed to a smooth transition of power to the newly formed Government of National Unity (GNU) to respect the wishes of South Africans.
The ANC extended a reconciliatory hand to the opposition parties, encouraging them to join the GNU.
The move comes after five parties – the ANC, Democratic Alliance (DA), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), Patriotic Alliance (PA) and the Good Party – reached an agreement on governing the country ahead of President Cyril Ramphosa's inauguration tomorrow.
ANC national spokesman Malengi Bhengu Motsili says: “The ANC has approached all parties to come to the negotiating table. Five parties have signed. There can be no grand coalition unless they feel the vote share of the other parties is insignificant. The IFP and all the other parties who have signed. The characterisation that this is an ANC-DA deal is totally untrue.”
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The Triple Alliance
Members of the tripartite coalition have expressed concern about the inclusion of the Democratic Alliance in the National Unity Government.
They question its feasibility and its potential impact on the country's future.
“This weakens, as we say, the platform of the National Democratic Revolution. We are not going to support the anti-war community in this rally. They belong to a political lineage that is driven by austerity policies in our country. So we see this Government of National Unity as representing that dangerous transition,” said Mzwandile Takudi, national secretary of the Young Communist League.
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