Former President Jacob Zuma has called for a united front among black members of left-leaning political parties, raising questions about his motives and the feasibility of such a coalition.
Zuma has called on all black members of left-leaning parties to form a united front. A political analyst has questioned the intentions of former president Jacob Zuma ’s proposal to unite all progressive parties . Zuma has called on all “black” members of left-leaning parties to come together and form a united front against parties such as the DA and the current leadership of the ANC. However, Prof. Ntsikelelo Breakfast from Nelson Mandela University (NMU), said Zuma ’s stance is confusing.
When elected ANC president in 2007, Zuma originally endorsed neoliberal policies. Breakfast said he was critical of the concept of uniting all progressive parties. Breakfast said it is clear that the EFF and the MK party are currently at loggerheads which will make working together hard.“Malema asked why he should be soft on someone who is rough on him. “That indicates that the EFF and the MK party will not work side by side in parliament. Malema thinks Zuma has been recruiting from his party,” he said. Breakfast said it could be possible for other progressive parties, such as the African Transformation Movement (ATM), to merge with the MK party. However, he said he still has questions about allegations that Zuma and former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule formed the African Transformation Movement (ATM). “I do not think the EFF and the MK party are going to work together, but it’s possible for the ACT and MK party.” Magashule’s new party, the African Congress for Transformation (ACT), could one day merge with the MK party. However, he said there would have to be extensive consultations within the party about this decision. Despite tensions between the EFF and the MK party, Malema admitted that in parliament, the two parties worked well togethe
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