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Former EFF MP Fana Mokoena has poured cold water on the multiparty charter for South Africa's (formerly moonshot pact) ambitions to topple the ANC and keep the EFF out of a possible national opposition coalition government.
The seven parties which started talks over power sharing in Kempton Park on Thursday signed an agreement that will guide their approach to the looming general polls.
The Democratic Alliance's refusal to engage with the Patriotic Alliance was outmanoeuvred by its partners who seemingly preferred to increase their chances to oust the ANC in 2024 by inviting as many like-minded parties as possible to join in the pre-elections project.
Despite the jostling and heated arguments, the parties managed to make significant progress by agreeing that there was a need for a coalition of opposition parties to try to topple the ANC and keep the EFF out of the Union Buildings.
The first day of the multiparty charter for South Africa national convention was characterised by disagreements, compromises and heated debates.