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South Africa’s governing African National Congress, ANC, on Monday said the nation’s government of national unity, the GNU, has expanded to five parties, representing more than two-thirds of the seats in the National Assembly.

The ANC says it also is in talks with other parties to join the coalition government.

South Africa’s coalition government includes the ANC, the Democratic Alliance, the Inkatha Freedom Party IFP, the Patriotic Alliance and effective Monday, the GOOD party, a small party with only one seat in parliament.

This collective represents 273 seats in the National Assembly, or 68%, the ANC said in a statement to NAMTV.

The uMkhonto weSizwe, or MK party, led by former President Jacob Zuma, and the Economic Freedom Fighters, or EFF, led by former ANC youth league president Julius Malema, are South Africa’s third and fourth biggest political parties. The two refused to be part of the coalition and have formed an alliance with other smaller parties titled the “Progressive Caucus.”

The Progressive Caucus will be the official opposition to the unity government.