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Joseph Madzimure

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ZANU PF is confident that the ongoing coalition talks to form the next South African Government will succeed and will be in the best interests of the majority.

The revolutionary ANC party fell short of an ultimate majority in the National Assembly in the recent elections although winning the highest number of the votes with 40,18 percent. 

It thus has to engage in talks with other political partners to surpass the 50 percent mark that will enable it to elect the next President.

ANC garnered 40,18 percent of the vote, with the Democratic Alliance on 21,81 percent, uMkhonto weSizwe trailing on third position with 14,58 percent, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 9,52 percent, and the many smaller parties just under a combined 14 percent.

Zanu PF spokesperson Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa congratulated South Africans for holding their elections peacefully.

“We are very happy that South African elections were conducted peacefully in a democratic manner. That’s shows political maturity in the region. We are happy that the political parties involved in the elections embraced each other during and after the elections,” he said.

He commended South Africans for participating in the elections, noting that they have taken responsibility of their future. 

 “What this election has made plain is that the people of South Africa expect their leaders to work together to meet their needs. They expect the parties for which they have voted for to find each other and overcome their differences, to act and work together for the good of the nation. We would expect that the South African Coalition Government serve the interest of the majority,” he said.

Opposition political parties that participated in the South Africans elections such as the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the uMkhonto we Sizwe, both are seen as offshoots of the ANC.

The EFF is a Pan-Africanist South African opposition political party founded by expelled former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema while uMkhonto weSizwe is named after the paramilitary wing of the oldest political movement in Africa.

“If you look at it, EFF and MK are off shoots of ANC. They need to work closely; their difference is more personal than national issues. We expect the political parties, to consider the interest of the people who cast their vote. The comrades in South Africa work together during the liberation struggle. Yes, they might have their personal difference, but they need to find each other,” said Cde Mutsvangwa.

Cde Mutsvangwa said political formations birthed through liberation ethos will always find each other.

The outcome of the 2024 South African elections ended 30 years of electoral dominance by ANC.