DA, ActionSA and 5 Other Parties to Host Convention to Draw Up Plan to Defeat ANC in 2024 Elections

• Seven opposition parties have set their sights on booting the African National Congress out of power
• After a series of meetings, the DA, IFP and ActionSA and four other parties have agreed to host a convention to discuss how to defeat the ruling party
• The multi-party convention aims to come up with a pre-election pact before heading to the polls in 2024

JOHANNESBURG - Several opposition parties are reading themselves to defeat the African National Congress in the upcoming general elections.

Older, more established parties like the DA, IFP, Freedom Front Plus and National Freedom Party have decided to join forces with political newbies ActionSA, the United Independent Party and Spectrum National to draw up battle plans.

7 opposition parties plan to hold national convention to discuss how to unseat ANC

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The national convention has been a long time coming, with the organisation hosting several meetings to set it up over the past two months. The aim of the talks is to negotiate a pre-election pact between the opposition parties.

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Below are some comments:

@spy_shop_sa said:

"Yes, this is the way forward. There's power in numbers, and this is pure power."

@SACricketLover1 claimed:

"I have serious doubts you guys can make this work after what we’ve seen in municipalities. ANC sucks, but they are reasonably disciplined."

@riekvdm declared:

"This is a very positive and important event for South Africa."

@JJMM215 warned:

"I'm not sure whether DA can be trusted, they have shown in the recent past that they cannot."

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Source: Briefly News