{"id":90829,"date":"2025-10-01T15:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/pa-withdraws-threat-to-leave-gnu-after-anc-meeting"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:24:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:24:03","slug":"pa-withdraws-threat-to-leave-gnu-after-anc-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/pa-withdraws-threat-to-leave-gnu-after-anc-meeting","title":{"rendered":"PA Withdraws Threat to Leave GNU After ANC Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has withdrawn its threat that its leader, Gayton McKenzie, will leave the Government of National Unity (GNU) should Kenny Kunene not be reinstated to the city of Johannesburg\u2019s mayoral committee by the African National Congress (ANC).<\/p>\n<p>While Kunene has not yet been reinstated, the PA says its meeting with the ANC on Tuesday night was successful and dealt with issues that affect the Gauteng province and not just Kunene\u2019s return to the city\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Kunene addressed party supporters on Facebook on Tuesday night following the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I think one must emphasise that this meeting has put to bed the issue of the resignation of the president [McKenzie] or us withdrawing from coalitions. 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