MK Party agrees to meet with ANC to discuss coalitions
By Nkululeko Khanyile
Published on 2024-06-06 20:17:43
Johannesburg,South Africa
uMkhonto weSizwe(MK) Party has agreed to meet with African National Congress(ANC) to discuss coalitions just few days after announcement of election results by Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa(IEC) on Sunday.
It might happen that the leadership of MK Party has decided to change their minds regarding election results which they claimed that were rigged in places such as KwaZulu-Natal province.
On Saturday evening,President of MK Party,Jacob Zuma told media that his party is not going to accept the results as long as IEC fails to listen their complaints together with more than 20 political parties which pointed some irregularities during the voting process.
"The MK Party confirms that engagements with the African National Congress(ANC) have indeed taken place regarding the coalition discussions.A meeting is expected to take place soon,where the MK Party will hear the views presented with an open mind,while firmly prioritizing the inspirations and aspirations of the South African majority and blacks in majority,"said Nhlamulo Ndhlela,Spokesperson for uMkhonto weSizwe Party.
At the moment,it is unclear to ascertain that may these two political rivals would agree to work together in the coalition government because it look like the ruling party is trying to feature even those political parties that are known to be care about white people only well-being in this country.
"We commit and reaffirm to engage only in the future of South Africa,which prioritizes the interests of the people,especially the black majority who are poor,unemployed,homeless,and landless against the interests of white monopoly capital and markets.Any coalition has to focus on eradicating the systems that preserve and support the prolonged political subjugation and economic enslavement of our people,"Ndhlela concludes.
This week,the ANC has been meeting with different political parties such as IFP,EFF,PA and DA as it seeking a coalition partner so that it will be to form a new government in due course.
In this recent elections,the ANC has performed so dismally and only received 40.18% which is not sufficient to rule that country alone like it did for the past 30 years since 1994.
To remain in power the ruling party has approached even the Democratic Alliance which is knowing very well that opposed every policies that were presented in parliament in the past five years including the NHI Bill,and the DA has promised to approach courts to challenge that Bill.
On Thursday,the group of ANC members had been protesting outside the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg where the National Executive Committee was meeting to discuss coalition possibilities,and these protesters do not approve a proposed coalition with DA.