https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-06-17-five-party-pact-pa-and-good-join-government-of-national-unity/
7 min. Two more political parties, the Patriotic Alliance (PA) and Good, have signed the government of national unity (GNU) statement of intent, taking the GNU above the two-thirds majority

https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/south-african-government-national-unity-gnu-1994-1999
From 27 April 1994 to 3 February 1997, South Africa was governed by a Government of National Unity (GNU) under the leadership of African National Congress (ANC). Clause 88 of the interim Constitution of South Africa provided for the establishment of the Government of National Unity. After the first democratic election in 1994, 19,726,579 votes

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/7/why-south-africas-anc-wants-a-national-unity-govt-after-losing-majority
Why South Africa's ANC wants a national unity gov't after election setback. A broad coalition like the one President Ramaphosa outlined on Thursday leaves the ANC less vulnerable to pressures

https://ewn.co.za/2024/06/07/weighing-the-pros-and-cons-of-a-government-of-national-unity
Weighing pros and cons of government of national unity 2.0. The ANC has indicated its intention to pursue a government of national unity. Kira Alberts (Centre for Research on Democracy, SU) weighs

https://www.dw.com/en/south-africas-national-unity-government-pros-and-cons-explored/a-69334735
A national unity government in South Africa could help deepen democracy, he believes, because it means no one political party can "impose its agenda on all and sundry." "You have to get a buy in

https://www.ft.com/content/1dbafbb6-c132-49e7-8289-e05f5994383a
South Africa's African National Congress said on Thursday it would invite the country's other political parties to the negotiating table to try to form a government of national unity. The move

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_unity_government
A national unity government, government of national unity (GNU), or national union government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties (or all major parties) in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency.A unity government according to the principles of consensus democracy lacks opposition, or opposition parties are too small and negligible.

https://successfulsocieties.princeton.edu/publications/reconciling-impossible-south-africa-government-national-unity-1994-1996
In April 1994, after a decades-long struggle for democracy and more than three years of arduous peace negotiations, Nelson Mandela's African National Congress formed a power-sharing government with its rivals: the National Party and the Inkatha Freedom Party. It was vital to overcome lingering distrust between the three groups, which had been lo

https://tpy.nelsonmandela.org/pages/part-i-democratic-breakthrough/forming-the-government-of-national-unity/3-1-the-path-to-a-government-of-national-unity
Although it took hard negotiation and intense debate for the ANC to accept the idea of a Government of National Unity, something like it was envisaged early on. In his Treason Trial testimony in 1960 Mandela acknowledged a phased transition to democracy as something that could be contemplated. The possibility was there in broad and vague

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_National_Unity_(Hungary)
Flag of the Arrow Cross Party. The Government of National Unity (October 1944 - May 1945) was a Nazi-backed puppet government of Hungary, which ruled the German-occupied Kingdom of Hungary during the Second World War in eastern Europe. After the joint coup d'état with which the Nazis and the Arrow Cross Party overthrew the government of the Regent of Hungary, Miklós Horthy (r. 1920

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/how-government-national-unity-works/
Political experts have called on the winning political party to consider moving towards a Government of National Unity (GNU) once the dust has settled around the SA Elections 2019.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqq2ZJxKDA0
The parties which agreed to join the ANC in a government of national unity are eagerly awaiting president Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of his cabinet. More

https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/not-government-national-unity-coalition-mboweni/
"The context is different now. What we have now, is not a transitional government. It's an attempt at trying to form a government. Because the elections were not decisive, no party was big

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-06-07-ramaphosa-kicks-can-down-the-road-with-government-of-national-unity-play/
Ramaphosa said he was making the proposal because, "We are at a moment of fundamental consequence. We must act with speed to safeguard national unity, peace, stability, inclusive economic growth

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-anc-invite-other-parties-form-government-national-unity-ramaphosa-2024-06-06/
South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) will invite other political parties to form a government of national unity, its leader Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday, after a meeting of the ANC's

https://theweek.com/102689/what-is-a-government-of-national-unity
A government of national unity is a broad coalition of MPs from various different parties and none, who come together to form a new cabinet and government behind a prime minister. It is usually

https://www.news24.com/citypress/politics/anc-sets-terms-for-government-of-national-unity-negotiations-these-are-the-non-negotiables-20240609
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https://www.academia.edu/39621690/Understanding_Governments_of_National_Unity_in_Africa_Context_Design_and_Rationale
The thesis in this essay provokes a statement holding that the AU, compared the EU, has so far failed in its endeavor to develop an "integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in global arena".

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-anc-meets-decide-preferred-coalition-partners-2024-06-06/
South Africa's African National Congress will invite other political parties to form a national unity government, its leader President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday, after it lost its majority

https://www.enca.com/top-stories-videos/watch-govt-national-unity-one-week-until-first-sitting-parliament
JOHANNESBURG - With just one week before the first sitting of Parliament, the clock is ticking for a new government to be made a reality. The ANC has opted to try rope in most parties that won

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/anc-speak-south-africa-waits-find-out-who-will-govern-2024-06-05/
The African National Congress is leaning towards trying to form a government of national unity for South Africa, it said on Wednesday, but the second-largest party said it would not join a

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/03/1088192
"The House of Representatives on 10 March overwhelmingly endorsed the Government of National Unity (GNU)", Ján Kubiš told the Security Council during his first briefing as Special Envoy, and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya ().. Over 130 members gathered for the session, which "in itself was a historic political milestone" he said, pointing out that the new cabinet reflects

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/world/africa/south-africa-ramaphosa-new-government.html
South Africa's President Announces Plan to Form National Unity Government. President Cyril Ramaphosa's party, the African National Congress, is seeking a broad alliance after it failed to win