Mandela’s ANC Proposes Historic Multi-Party South African Government After Election Loss

Many are divided over the newly proposed unity government as the ANC loses parliament majority.

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The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, meets with senior officials of his African National Congress party during the ANC's National Executive Committee, June 6, 2024, at Johannesburg, South Africa. AP

In the aftermath of the general elections, South Africa’s largest political party during the new parliament’s meeting on Friday will propose a “unity government” with all major political parties for the first time since Nelson Mandela’s release from prison.

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