Multi-Party Charter

Multi-Party Charter
AbbreviationMPC[a]
MPCSA[b]
ChairpersonWilliam Gumede[1]
Founders
Other founders:
  • Zukile Luyenge (ISANCO)
  • Neil de Beer (UIM)
  • Christopher Claassen (SNP)
Founded17 August 2023 (2023-08-17)
Ideology
Political position
Charter parties
Other parties:
National Assembly
113 / 400
National Council of Provinces
25 / 90
[needs update]
Provincial Legislatures
124 / 487
^ A: The largest party in the coalition, the Democratic Alliance (DA) is a broadly centrist, liberal party while smaller parties such as the IFP, FF Plus and ACDP lean right ideologically (see table below).
^ B: The Spectrum National Party, Ekhethu People's Party and Unemployed National Party did not contest in the 2024 South African general election.

The Multi-Party Charter (MPC), officially the Multi-Party Charter For South Africa (MPCSA), formerly known as the Moonshot Pact, was a pre-election agreement in South Africa that presented a united front in the 2024 South African general election against the three-decade rule of the African National Congress (ANC) and the recent rise of the controversial Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF),[1] uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK Party)[2] and Patriotic Alliance (PA).[3] After the general election, the alliance joined the ANC-DA lead Grand national unity coalition government except African Christian Democratic Party and Action SA.


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  1. ^ a b "Multi-Party National Convention makes solid progress towards a pre-election agreement". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ Sisanda, Mbolekwa (10 April 2024). "'You choose: ANC, EFF and MK, or multi-party charter': Steenhuisen".
  3. ^ Steenhuisen, John (5 April 2024). "Vote DA to rescue South Africa from the ANC-EFF-MK Doomsday coalition". Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 30 May 2024. Forces of destruction in the ANC, EFF and their proxies in small parties like the Patriotic Alliance, were converging towards forming a Doomsday Coalition after the 2024 general election. A year down the line, and this initiative – now known as the Multi-Party Charter (MPC) – has made tremendous progress in forging a common vision and strong bonds.