Formation Of Gnu Was Not Premeditated: Mantashe

African National Congress ANC National Chairperson, Gwede Mantashe says the decision to form a Government of National Unity GNU was not a premeditated move.

He further says the ANC was rather forced into the GNU because of the electoral outcomes.

The party suffered a major setback at the May 29 polls when it lost its majority for the first time in 30 years.

Mantashe made the remarks on Sunday at the wreath-laying ceremony of anti-apartheid stalwart Oliver Tambo at the Wattville Cemetery in Ekurhuleni.

We are struggling in a terrain that is not of our own choosing. Its a terrain that was imposed on us by the fact that we lost the majority.