Africa-Press – South-Africa. The IFP, in the country’s best interest, has accepted DA leader John Steenhuisen’s invitation to discuss the prospects of joining the party’s proposed coalition agreement. However, it echoes the concern of other parties and cautions the DA against adopting a “big brother mentality.”
In preparation for the upcoming 2024, the IFP has decided to interact with other “like-minded” parties, although it has clarified it has not agreed to enter the moonshot pact arrangement.
In a statement released on Saturday, its national spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa said the basis of the agreement’s success is “democracy, equality, social justice, economic development, and honest leadership. ”
Hlengwa said:
He added that the party was well-informed about political pacts and would offer their “wisdom” at the national convention to prevent repeating past failures that weakened coalitions.
ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba also advised the DA against making the pact about itself earlier this week after Steenhuisen’s victory speech at the party’s national congress on 1 and 2 April.
He said all involved parties were mutually equal. During his speech, Steenhuisen said the party would initiate a moonshot pact with like-minded parties to oust the ANC and introduce a new opposition coalition government.
In spite of this, on Wednesday, Mashaba also accepted Steenhuisen’s invitation to explore the possibility of forming a powerful alliance to meet its pursuits of removing the ANC. Other parties, such as the United Democratic Movement (UDM) and African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), have rejected DA’s proposal.
News24 previously reported that the two parties’ main reason for refusing to join the coalition was the DA’s “condescending approach,” adding that the UDM had started the initiative.
In a letter for Steenhuisen, UDM leader Bantu Holomisa said it would continue to interact with other parties that did not possess a “big brother mentality” to use the coalition to govern in 2024.
ACDP’s deputy president Wayne Thring, echoed the same concerns, including that the party would not join a coalition ahead of the 2024 national elections.
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