South Africa's ANC Complicates Government Unity with Broad Invitation

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has expressed concerns that the African National Congress's (ANC) broad invitation to all parties to form a government of national unity has complicated matters. The DA is committed to the process but seeks more detailed information before a meeting scheduled for Monday.

South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Friday that the broad invitation made by the African National Congress (ANC) to all parties to form part of a government of national unity (GNU) complicated matters. "We remain committed to the process, but the broad invitation to all parties to become part of the GNU, rather than limiting it to parties committed to our current constitutional dispensation, the rule of law and a social-market economy, has undoubtedly complicated matters," DA spokesperson Werner Horn told Reuters.

Horn added that the DA hoped to get more detail from the ANC on the finer detail of their unity government proposal before DA leaders meet on Monday.