ConCourt dismisses MKP’s urgent application
The Constitutional Court last night dismissed an urgent application by Jacob Zuma's MKP to interdict Parliament from electing a new President tomorrow.
In a further significant development, the ANC last night indicated that it is preparing to usher in its unity government.
The proposed ANC, DA, IFP, Patriotic Alliance (PA) and Rise Mzansi coaltition has 68.4% of the national vote.
They have all publicly said they will join a government of national unity (GNU) and give some shape to tomorrow’s inaugural sitting of the National Assembly, where a Speaker and President will be elected in a session overseen by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo.
The Daily Maverick reports that the five are also substantial enough in numbers and leadership to offer a centre to hold SA as it enters its first unity government in 30 years after the ANC lost the 29 May election.
News24 reports that the ANC NEC reconvenes today to discuss the final leg of the process: putting together a document or statement of intent for all parties to adhere to.
The meeting is also set to be briefed on the fact that the EFF has opted out of the process and that the deal is set to include the DA, which many top ANC leaders were opposed to.
The ANC's Gauteng provincial executive committee (PEC) also agreed to work with the DA in a meeting on Wednesday, taking the lead from its national leadership.
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