Africa-Press – South-Africa. The National Freedom Party (NFP) has endorsed the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party to run the KwaZulu-Natal government in a surprising move that could collapse the already fragile coalition government in the province.
The NFP, which is a partner in the current coalition government, made an explosive statement on Sunday withdrawing its support for KZN Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli.
The party said there’s a lack of genuine partnership in the Government of Provincial Unity (GPU), making it ineffective.
In the 2024 general elections, the MK Party scooped 45% of the provincial votes.
However, the Inkatha Freedom Party (NFP), African National Congress (ANC), Democratic Alliance (DA) and the NFP joined forces and formed a GPU to keep the MK Party at bay.
A year into the coalition-led government, the NFP has expressed dissatisfaction and hopes for a new political direction.
Party president Ivan Barnes said: “Our way forward, as the National Freedom Party, the ongoing political discussions among parties in KwaZulu-Natal and the overwhelming support the electorate expressed for the MK Party (MKP) in the recent provincial elections, we believe it may be prudent to allow the MKP to take a leading role in any future provincial governance formation.”
The MK Party has 37 seats out of the 80 in the provincial legislature and would need four seats to constitute a government.
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