What you need to know about the Government of National Unity (GNU) .
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa announces that the ANC will seek a “unity” govenment with the EFF, IFP, DA, NFP and PA parties at a special executive committee meeting on June 6, 2024, Picture: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
Furthermore, he said the NEC sought unity among South Africans as well as a multiparty and multi-stakeholder collaboration in order to conquer the country’s critical tribulations.We have therefore agreed that we will invite political parties to form a Government of National Unity as the best option to move our country forward.
“These values include respect for the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and the rule of law, social justice and equity, human dignity, nonracialism and non-sexism.Additionally, the Ramaphosa acknowledged the ideological and political differences the ANC has with opposition parties. He said the ANC will not preclude the possibility of working with any party provided that said party prioritises the public’s interests and adheres to the ANC NEC principles.
In South Africa, the Government of National Unity was established in 1994 after the country’s first democratic elections, which marked the end of apartheid. The ANC, led by Nelson Mandela, formed a coalition government with the National Party and the Inkatha Freedom Party . This GNU aimed to promote national unity, rebuild the country, and address the social and economic inequalities created by apartheid.
“The benefit of a coalition is that you have political parties that are typically ideologically different, but they are working together. None of these participants of the political parties can implement their policies or their ideologies exactly the way they wanted to. They will have to make compromises to get to a position where they can form a government and govern.
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