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Economic Freedom Fighters | |
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| Abbreviation | EFF |
| President | Julius Malema |
| Chairperson | Veronica Mente |
| Secretary-General | Marshall Dlamini |
| Spokesperson | Sinawo Tambo Leigh-Ann Mathys |
| Deputy President | Floyd Shivambu |
| Deputy Secretary-General | Poppy Mailola |
| Treasurer-General | Omphile Maotwe |
| Founders | Julius Malema Floyd Shivambu |
| Founded | 26 July 2013 |
| Split from | African National Congress |
| Headquarters | 119 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, Gauteng |
| Student wing | EFFSC |
| Membership (2022) |  1,085,843[1] |
| Ideology |
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| Political position | Far-left[14][15][16] |
| Colours | Red[10][11][17] |
| Slogan | "Our land and jobs, now!"[18] |
| National Assembly | 44 / 400 |
| National Council of Provinces | 11 / 90 |
| Pan-African Parliament | 1 / 5 (South African seats) |
| Provincial Legislatures | 50 / 430 |
| City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (council) | 30 / 270 |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (council) | 6 / 120 |
| City of Cape Town (council) | 10 / 231 |
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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African Marxist–Leninist and black nationalist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Julius Malema, and his allies, in 2013.[19] Malema is President of the EFF, heading the Central Command Team which serves as the central structure of the party.[20] It is currently the third-largest party in both houses of the Parliament of South Africa.[21] The party is also the official opposition in three of South Africa's nine provincial legislatures.
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