The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will hold talks with other opposition parties to have a constructive discussion on the African National Congress' (ANC) plan to form a Government of National Unity (GNU).
This comes after ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa announced the proposal last night following a marathon meeting of party leaders.
The DA, which won about 22% of the vote in the May 29 polls, is now part of a multi-party constitution formed to keep the ANC-EFF coalition out of power.
But now DA national spokesman Solly Malatsi says the party welcomes the possibility of a working relationship with the ANC.
“The DA welcomes that the talks are now moving into the substantive negotiation phase. Our negotiating team will hold further meetings with other parties based on last night's announcement by the President to hear their views and reactions. We will also “The finer details of what a unitary national government means will be discussed with the ANC and then it will be taken up by the Federal Executive and then by the Federal Council on Monday.”
Previously, the DA had laid down strict conditions for political parties to be included in the GNU.
The party had said it would only agree to join the ANC’s proposed governing structure if the Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the Patriotic Alliance (PA) were excluded.
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