Economic Freedom Fighters
| Economic Freedom Fighters | |
|---|---|
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| Party leader | Julius Malema |
| Secretary General | Godrich Guard |
| Deputy Chairman | Floyd Shivambu |
| founding | 2013 |
| Place of foundation | Soweto |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg |
| Alignment |
Anti-capitalism , anti-imperialism , Pan-Africanism , left-wing populism , Marxism-Leninism , Fanonismus , Sankarismus |
| Colours) | red |
| National Assembly |
44/400 |
| National Council of Provinces |
11/90 |
| Provincial Legislature |
50/430 |
| Number of members | 527,343 (2014) |
| Website | effonline.org |
The Economic Freedom Fighters ( EFF , German for "fighters for economic freedom") are a South African party founded in 2013 by Julius Malema . In the 2014 elections and in 2019 she became the third strongest party. It mainly represents left-wing extremist views on economic policy ; their party leader Julius Malema also expressed hostility to white and Indian-born South Africans . Statements made by him were publicly branded as hate speech by the South African Commission on Human Rights .
history
founding
The party founder Malema was until 2012 chairman of the influential ANC Youth League , the youth organization of the ruling African National Congress (ANC). After he turned against the party leadership, his membership was withdrawn. In July 2013, the party announced it had 1,000 members, and was officially approved on August 17, 2013.
Election results
The EFF ran for the first time in the parliamentary elections in South Africa on May 7, 2014 . They put up candidates in all the provinces and became the third strongest party with around 6.4% of the vote. In the Provincial Legislatures of Limpopo , the homeland of Malema, and northwest , where the " Marikana Massacre " took place in 2012 , it became the official opposition .
In the 2016 state- wide local elections , the party received 8.2% of the vote.
In the 2019 parliamentary election , the party improved its result to 10.79%.
Spin-offs
In 2015, three MEPs were expelled from the group after viewing the EFF's policy towards the ANC as being too compliant. One of them was Andile Mngxitama, who then founded the Black First Land First party .
politics
The party describes itself as a radical left, anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movement. She is pan-African ; it advocates the nationalization of mining companies and the expropriation of large white landowners . After the " Marikana Massacre ", Malema made a name for itself as an opponent of the ANC and its connections to the private sector. The appearance of the EFF MPs in the National Assembly, who are always dressed in red, is often characterized by chants or chants. In May 2016, EFF parliamentarians were violently dragged out of the meeting room by security forces after they had refused to leave the room.
The party is militaristic in its demeanor. Its chairman bears the title “Commander in Chief” and threatened to remove the government if necessary “with gun in hand”. In public he occasionally vocalized the now forbidden battle song Kill the Boers . In June 2016, Malema urged its supporters to occupy white farmers' land in breach of the 1956 Riotous Assemblies Act .
structure
Malema heads the party as President and Commander-in-Chief . The President's Cabinet (formerly Central Command Team ) also includes the Deputy President , the Secretary General , his deputy, two Treasury General and 20 additional members ("Additional Members"). The nine provincial offices are led by Provincial Command Teams , consisting of Chairperson , their Deputy, Secretary , Deputy and Treasurer. The party headquarters are in Johannesburg .
The party color is red. The emblem shows the African continent in green; in front of it is a black hand clenched in a fist holding a red spear, above it is a yellow star. The yellow mine tower is depicted on the wrist.
The branch Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters exists in Namibia .
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ EFF targets 1 million membership. Mail & Guardian dated December 13, 2014, accessed August 16, 2017.
- ↑ a b EFF: About us . at www.effonline.org (English).
- ^ A b South Africa regional elections: Julius Malema - rival, rebel, racist - SPIEGEL ONLINE .
- ↑ 'We are cutting the throat of whiteness' - Malema on plans to remove Trollip - News24 . accessed on May 11, 2019.
- ^ Group to take Julius Malema to court for racist rant - IOL News . accessed on May 11, 2019.
- ↑ Anonymous: WATCH: Majority of Indians are racist: Malema . Announcement in eNCA of June 17, 2018 at www.enca.com (English).
- ↑ Unathi Nkanjeni: Julius Malema says best way to kill racists is to be happy and united in black success . Announcement in The Sowetan of October 19, 2019 on www.sowetanlive.co.za (English).
- ^ EFF readies for election registration as over 1000 members recruited. timeslive.co.za, July 28, 2013, accessed April 26, 2014.
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission : Candidate nomination: 2014 National and Provincial Elections . online at www.elections.org.za , as of March 26, 2014 (list of all candidates for download), accessed on April 26, 2014.
- ^ Independent Electoral Commission : Results Summary - All Ballots (2016 election results) . online at www.elections.org.za (English, PDF), accessed on August 14, 2016.
- ↑ 2019 South African General Elections - IOL , accessed May 11, 2019.
- ↑ In South Africa the populist hour has come. welt.de from August 18, 2012, accessed on April 26, 2014.
- ↑ Watch fists fly in parliament as EFF MPs are evicted. sowetanlive.co.za, May 17, 2016, accessed May 30, 2016.
- ^ South Africa's Julius Malema challenges apartheid-era law. bbc.com of November 7, 2016 (English), accessed on January 11, 2019.
- ^ Additional members. effonline.org (English), accessed April 11, 2020
- ^ Provincial Command Teams. effonline.org (English), accessed April 11, 2020.