Multi-Party Charter grows and looks forward to 2024
14 December 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, the Multi-Party Charter looks back on 2023 as a historic year for South Africa. And we look forward to working together in 2024, and with all sectors of civil society, to put this beautiful country back onto a trajectory of progress and prosperity for all. It is time for us South Africans to realise and act on the knowledge that we are better together. The Multi-Party Charter is therefore delighted to welcome two new parties to our group.
The Ekhethu People’s Party is a good fit, being broadly aligned with the Charter’s core governing principles. The EPP is based in Gauteng and will be contesting nationally in 2024. We are confident that the EPP will win many votes from former ANC voters who have become disillusioned with the ANC.
The United Christian Democratic Party is also a most welcome addition to our group, being equally committed to our core principles. The UCDP was founded in 1977 by Lucas Mangope and is most active in North West Province, where we are confident they will be able to win many votes from disgruntled former ANC voters.
The formation of the Multi-Party Charter in 2023 has profoundly altered South Africa’s political landscape, producing a new centre of power that can offer voters an alternative government in 2024 with a credible pathway to power – a government based on winning principles. These principles bind us as parties to the Charter agreement. We call on South Africans to join us in uniting around these core principles, no matter our great diversity. They are a commitment to: