ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC wants to form a Government of National Unity.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko This follows a meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, East of Johannesburg.
“We have looked at various scenarios for setting up a government, as the ANC, with its 40% return of votes, cannot set up a government without cooperating with others,” says Ramaphosa, pointing out that the NEC meeting has reached a consensus on the way forward. “We therefore agreed that we will invite political parties to form a Government of National Unity as the best option to move our country forward,” says the ANC president.
Ramaphosa says the modalities of the GNU will take into account the country current conditions as well as the country’s history. “The purpose of the Government of National Unity must, first and foremost, be to tackle the pressing issues that South Africans want to be addressed. These issues include job creation, the growth of our economy that will be inclusive, the high cost of living, service delivery, crime and corruption,” notes Ramaphosa.
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