Multi-Party Charter

Multi-Party Charter
Multi-Party Charter
Abbreviation	MPC; MPCSA
Chairperson	William Gumede
Founders	John Steenhuisen (DA); Velenkosini Hlabisa (IFP); Pieter Groenewald (FF Plus); Herman Mashaba (ActionSA); Other founders: Zukile Luyenge (ISANCO) ; Neil de Beer (UIM) ; Christopher Claassen (SNP) ;
Founded	17 August 2023
Dissolved	3 June 2024
Ideology	Anti-corruption; Non-racialism; Anti-ANC; Anti-EFF; Anti-MK Party; Anti-PA; Disputed:; Decentralisation;
Political position	Centre-right
Charter parties	Democratic Alliance; Inkatha Freedom Party; Freedom Front Plus; African Christian Democratic Party; Other parties: Independent South African National Civic Organisation ; United Independent Movement ; Spectrum National Party ; United Christian Democratic Party ; Ekhethu People's Party ; Unemployed National Party ;
National Assembly	113 / 400
National Council of Provinces	25 / 90
Provincial Legislatures	124 / 487
	Politics of South Africa; Political parties; Elections; ^ A: The largest party in the coalition, the Democratic Alliance (DA) is usually described as a broadly centrist, liberal party while smaller parties such as the IFP, FF Plus and ACDP are usually described as leaning right ideologically (see table below).; ^ B: The Spectrum National Party, Ekhethu People's Party and Unemployed National Party did not contest in the 2024 South African general election.;

The Multi-Party Charter (MPC), officially the Multi-Party Charter For South Africa (MPCSA), formerly known as the Moonshot Pact, was a pre-election agreement in South Africa that presented a united front in the 2024 South African general election against the three-decade rule of the African National Congress (ANC) and the recent rise of the controversial Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK Party) and Patriotic Alliance (PA).

After the 2024 general election, the MPC dissolved after failing to obtain enough votes to form a government. Subsequently after dissolution, the majority of the main MPC parties joined the ANC-DA lead Government of National Unity (GNU), apart from the African Christian Democratic Party and ActionSA.