In South Africa, senior officials with the African National Congress held a critical meeting to discuss post-election steps after losing their parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years. The ANC has a constitutional deadline to finalize a plan so parliament can convene and elect a new president by June 16th.   

Joining the discussion:

• Nhlanhla Sehume is a Journalist and News Anchor in South Africa.
• Sanusha Naidu is a Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Global Dialogue.
• Abdullahi Boru Halakhe is an African Security and Policy Analyst.

South Africa's ANC is exploring forming a broad government of ‘national unity,’ but complicating matters, opposition party the EFF said it would not work with another rival party, the Democratic Alliance https://t.co/8cPNnVGjt4 pic.twitter.com/Ix0RB87Ctf

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 7, 2024

After taking a licking in South Africa’s election, the ANC will now almost certainly have to decide whether to lean towards pragmatism, by working with the Democratic Alliance—or to team up with a dangerous populist party https://t.co/AO1LNWhhWt 👇

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 7, 2024