Pan-African party "United Africans for Change" (OAI) left South Africa's ruling majority, withdrawing its support for the government of national unity, and moved into the parliamentary opposition bloc. This was announced by the leader of the OAI Vander Mahlatsi.
„We are ending our participation in South Africa's government of national unity,” he said, noting that the party had not won a single leadership position in either government or parliament. Thus the ruling majority in South Africa was reduced to 10 parties that signed an agreement to establish a government of national unity.
The OAI, which won one seat in the lower house of parliament (the National Assembly) after the general elections held in South Africa on May 29, joined the opposition “Progressive Faction“ formed in parliament. It also includes three parties: Umkhonto we Sizwe, led by former South African President Jacob Zuma, the Economic Freedom Fighters and the Economic Freedom Fighters. Julius Malema and the Movement for African Change.
On June 6, the President of South Africa and leader of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa initiated the formation of a national unity government of South Africa, as with none of the parties in the general election able to win a majority in parliament. He invited all 18 parliamentary parties to join it. On 30 June, Ramaphosa announced that a ruling majority had been established in South Africa in the form of a government of national unity, which was supported by 11 parliamentary parties. The leading role in government is played by the ANC.