EFF calls on ANC to reconsider DA coalition
The party has trailed far behind the DA and ANC countrywide but managed to remain in the top 5.
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EFF leader Julius Malema. Photo: Simphiwe Nkosi
Simphiwe Nkosi
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called on the African National Congress (ANC) to reconsider going into coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA).
The party has trailed far behind the DA and ANC countrywide but managed to remain in the top 5.
This makes it a key role player in coalition talks, where no party won outright.
Briefing the media at the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)’s National Results Operation Centre in Midrand on Saturday, party leader Julius Malema blamed the ANC for the losses the two parties suffered.
Coalition talks will play an integral role over the next two weeks.
The EFF wants to be part of this, but on its own terms.
Malema has called on the ANC to reconcile with its “lost kids” – the EFF, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and South African Communist Party (SACP) - and take a stance against what he calls “their common political enemies.”
In response, ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula said the former liberation movement does not have a formal view yet on the request.
The wait is now for the IEC to formally announce the results at 6pm on Sunday evening.