EFF President Julius Malema Open to Coalition With ANC

• EFF President Julius Malema said his party is open to coalition talks with the outgoing ruling party
• Malema told journalists at the National Results Operations Centre that the ANC is easier to work with when it lacks a majority
• The party leader also explained that his party is also willing to work with the MK Party in a different capacity from the ANC

Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced Briefly News journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has covered elections and current affairs on the radio for over 15 years.

EFF President Julius Malema said his party is willing to work with the ANC in a coalition government. The @EFFSouthAfrica leader explained that experience in local government coalitions has proved that the outgoing ruling party is easier to work with when it lacks an absolute majority:

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EFF open to working with MK Party

The @EFFSouthAfrica leader addressed journalists on 1 June 2024 as vote counting continued at the National ROC at Gallagher Estate in Midrand.

Malema clarified that the EFF is also open to working with the MK Party. He said that despite the new entrant being reluctant to work with the ANC, working with both parties in different capacities is possible.

A day earlier, the MK Party's Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla said her party wasn’t willing to work with the ANC, which she accused of being in cahoots with the IEC in alleged vote rigging.

Netizens split on EFF’s coalition talks

Social media users differ in their views of Malema’s stance.

@Mtukidudu1 said:

“One of the Freedom Fighters remained in South Africa. Viva Julius Malema.”

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@Abraham_Meso pointed out:

“People of South Africa try to remove the ANC of Ramaphosa, and you help them to climb.”

@BillySebako added:

“And here I was thinking that EFF wanted to remove ANC from power, and yet they're actually helping it to stay in power ”

@Nndivhalen80 commented:

“The EFF and the MK are not the same and don't carry the same energy... EFF is continental while MK is tribal.”

@_LillyMM_ added:

“So much maturity from the CIC, congratulations, EFF. Can someone now pass the mic to @MbalulaFikile?”

EFF’s Julius Malema faces calls to rethink party’s open borders policy

Briefly News reported that many social media users have called on EFF leader Julius Malema to revise the party’s stance on immigration.

The netizens reacted to the Red Berets leader’s message of thanks after the General Election on 29 May 2024. Some people believe that the Economic Freedom Fighters party lost out on many votes due to its open borders policy.

Source: Briefly News