ANC and partners sign the Government of National Unity Statement of Intent

The ANC and other participating parties signed a Statement of Intent establishing a Government of National Unity. The agreement set out shared principles and a framework for cooperation after no party won a majority. For the ANC, participation in a multi-party national government marked a break from three decades of single-party parliamentary dominance. The arrangement formalised bargaining across political differences, while leaving unresolved debates about policy, accountability and transformation.