IFP joins ANC in its government of national unity

The IFP will join the ANC and the DA in a government of national unity. This was announced by IFP president Velenkosi Hlabisa on Wednesday after the party’s national council meeting.

The announcement by the IFP comes as political parties have engaged in dozens of meetings to determine the future of the country after the 2024 national and provincial elections that did not produce an outright winner.
“The IFP will join a government of national unity that includes the ANC and the DA. In reality, the only options are to become part of the government or part of the opposition,” said Hlabisa.

This means the IFP has rejected overtures from the MK Party which had communicated that it would like to form a coalition with it especially in KwaZulu-Natal which did not produce an overall winner. The MK Party enjoys 44% support in the province.

The ANC at its special national executive committee meeting last week opted to form a government of national unity (GNU) instead of going into a direct coalition with a specific political party.