FF Plus Rules Out Coalitions With EFF, MK Party and PAC Ahead of November Elections

• FF Plus leader Dr Corné Mulder announced that the party will not enter local government coalitions with the EFF, MK Party, or PAC
• Mulder made the declaration after launching the party's 10-point manifesto in Pretoria ahead of the 4 November municipal elections
• The FF Plus is fielding candidates in 80% of municipalities nationwide, contesting every ward in five provinces

PRETORIA — Freedom Front Plus leader Dr Corné Mulder has ruled out any coalition arrangements with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), the Mkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) at the local government level, drawing a firm ideological line ahead of the 4 November 2026 Local Government Elections.

According to IOL, Mulder made the announcement in Pretoria following the launch of the party's "It is Our Time" manifesto, a 10-point policy document outlining the FF Plus's governance priorities.

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While Mulder conceded that coalition governance will be unavoidable in many municipalities — Johannesburg alone has approximately 80 competing parties — he argued that shared values must underpin any workable partnership. The FF Plus leader acknowledged that opposition parties can find common ground on day-to-day service delivery matters such as electricity infrastructure and road maintenance, but said that fundamental disagreements over property rights, economic policy, and the party's anti-expropriation stance make alliances with far-left movements untenable.

The FF Plus intends to seek positions in stable, multi-party administrations that align with its conservative political base rather than pursue opportunistic arrangements driven purely by numbers.

The party is contesting every council ward across five provinces — Gauteng, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, and Mpumalanga — while fielding candidates in 80% of municipalities across the country. The move signals a deliberate effort to broaden its electoral footprint beyond the communities it has traditionally represented.

The 4 November local elections are expected to produce highly fragmented councils in several major metros, placing coalition negotiations at the centre of post-election politics across South Africa.

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In a related article, Briefly News reported on Mulder’s allegations that the DA contributed to the collapse of coalition governance in Johannesburg. Mulder said the city could still be under opposition control if the DA had handled coalition politics differently.

Source: Briefly News