More naysayers join GNU

PARTIES PLANNING TO BOYCOTT STRUCTURE ARE BREAKING RANKS TO JOIN IT

- Eric Naki

»UDM, FF+ are the latest to join, bringing total number of parties to eight.

Despite the already fractious nature of the government of National Unity (GNU), the ranks of the political parties which planned to boycott it are thinning by the day and some are already breaking ranks to join the coalition.

This after the United Democratic Movement (UDM) became the latest to join the GNU yesterday at the ANC’s invitation. Although the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) is not part of those who criticised the structure, it also joined the GNU on Thursday.

UDM leader Bantu Holomisa said the party’s delegation had held meetings with the ANC and his party believed there would be a national dialogue, which is something the UDM has been advocating for a long time.

The party also proposed the establishment of a technical committ ee after the GNU was in place to scrutinise all the members’ manifestoes to formulate policy.