{"id":31379,"date":"2024-06-14T07:28:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T11:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/anc-and-da-agree-on-s-africa-unity-government\/14\/06\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T07:28:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T11:28:17","slug":"anc-and-da-agree-on-s-africa-unity-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/anc-and-da-agree-on-s-africa-unity-government\/14\/06\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"ANC and DA agree on S Africa unity government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), has reached a deal with the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) to form a government of national unity, according to local media.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after weeks of speculation about who the ANC would partner with after losing its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years, in last month&#8217;s elections.<\/p>\n<p>It got 40% of the vote, while the DA came second with 22%.<\/p>\n<p>An alliance between the DA, a centre-right party, and the ANC, is unprecedented as the two parties have been rivals for decades.<\/p>\n<p>The deal will also include the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), a conservative party with a strong Zulu base, which got 4% of the vote.<\/p>\n<h2>You may also be interested in:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Go to <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/bbcafrica.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBCAfrica.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>BBCAfrica.com<\/em><\/a><em> for more news from the African continent.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow us on Twitter <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCAfrica\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@BBCAfrica;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>@BBCAfrica<\/em><\/a><em>, on Facebook at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCnewsafrica\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC Africa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>BBC Africa<\/em><\/a><em> or on Instagram at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcafrica\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:bbcafrica;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>bbcafrica<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. 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