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ELECTION NEWS - Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen addressed the nation on Sunday before announcing the final 2024 election results at the Electoral Commission of SA’s (IEC) National Results Centre, in Midrand.
His speech followed the party’s Federal Executive meeting which was held earlier in the day in Johannesburg to discuss the way forward based on partial results pointing to a hung parliament and three hung provincial legislatures.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since it came to power in 1994, and will need coalition partners to surpass 50% votes and form a government.
Steenhuisen: Future of DA and the Multi-Party Charter
The DA has comfortably retained power for the fourth time in a row in the Western Cape with a 55% outright majority.
The party has gained three seats in Parliament while the ANC has lost 71 seats in the election.
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The main opposition party’s brainchild, the Multi-Party Charter (MPC), has not been able to make positive headway in the elections to get the hoped-for 50% +1 collectively.
In response to this, Steenhuisen confirmed that the DA will still “work constructively with those who stand with us to put SA first during this perilous time”.
DA will face up to the challenge of potential ANC-MK-EFF coaltions
He assured the party’s followers that the DA will do its utmost best to avoid potential coalitions between the African National Congress (ANC), the uMkhonto weSizw (MK) Party and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
“A combination of the ANC, MK and EFF has the power to take power. It is not the outcome we wanted but the outcome we must now deal with.
“We won’t bury our heads in the sand, we will face up to the challenge,” Steenhuisen said.
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The opposition party leader said the Federal Executive has agreed to start “exploratory talks with other parties that share a commitment to the South African Constitution”.
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