IFP not opposed to coalition with ANC as a last resort: Hlabisa – SABC News [Video]

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The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) says it is not closing the door to discussions on forming coalition governments with the African National Congress (ANC) post the May elections.

IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa was speaking on the sidelines of a Multi-Party Charter (MPC) media briefing outlining the eleven parties’ plan for social relief for households living in poverty.

Hlabisa says that should the MPC fail to get an outright majority to govern the country, he believes a grand coalition of various small parties will be the answer.

He does say that the IFP could consider talks with the ANC as a last resort.

“We believe in openness. We believe in engagement; we believe in principles. If the principles are not met, we can’t have an agreement even with the ruling party. But if principles are met which we feel will take our country forward, it’s a different matter because an ANC …