In wake of budget vote, ANC says it's up to DA if it wants to stay in GNU
ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli said what now happens to those who voted against the budget in the GNU was entirely up to them.
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CAPE TOWN - The African National Congress (ANC) said the ball was in the Democratic Alliance (DA)'s court if the party wants to leave the Government of National Unity (GNU) following Wednesday night's vote on the fiscal framework.
But the ANC said that the DA chose to work against the collective unity of the GNU by voting against the budget.
The ANC managed to get the fiscal framework and revenue proposals adopted by the National Assembly on Wednesday after securing enough votes.
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The DA federal executive, meanwhile, will hold a federal executive meeting to chart a way forward before it decides whether it stays in the GNU.
ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli said what now happens to those who voted against the budget in the GNU was entirely up to them.
But he said that the DA took the decision to define itself outside of the GNU collective by voting against the budget.
"I think they took a decision that they are not part of this effort of a united Government of National Unity. So certainly, as I see them after the decision, they were walking out in numbers, I don't know whether that's a sign of them walking out the GNU."
DA spokesperson, Willie Aucamp, said the party's leadership would first meet before deciding whether to stay.
"We've got to ask ourselves what positive role we can play inside the GNU and as federal executive will have to decide on that matter so I can't give you an answer on that now."
Both the ANC and DA say they expect nothing different when the same House votes on the other money bills on Friday.