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Freedom Front Plus
Vryheidsfront Plus (Afrikaans)
Abbreviation
  • FF Plus
  • VF+
LeaderPieter Groenewald
ChairpersonAnton Alberts
SpokespersonPieter Swart
Chief whipCorné Mulder
FounderConstand Viljoen
Founded1 March 1994; 30 years ago (1 March 1994)
Registered4 March 1994
Split fromAfrikaner Volksfront
Merged into
  • Conservative (2003)
  • Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging (2003)
  • Federal Alliance (2006)
HeadquartersCharles de Gaulle Crescent, Centurion, Gauteng
Youth wingVryheidsfront Plus-Jeug
Membership (2008)25–30,000[1]
Ideology
  • Federalism[2][3]
  • Conservatism[4][5][6]
  • Afrikaner interests'[4][1][7][8]
  • Afrikaner nationalism[4][8][9][10][11]
  • Afrikaner self-determination[10]
  • Cape independence[12][13]
  • Right-wing populism[12][14]
  • Historical:
  • Volkstaat[4][15]
Political positionRight-wing[8][16][17][18]
National affiliation
  • Multi-Party Charter (since 2023)
  • KP–AEB–FA (2003–2006)
International affiliationUNPO (since 2008)
Colours  Orange   Green
SloganSlaan Terug (Fight Back)[19][20]
National Assembly
10 / 400
National Council of Provinces
3 / 90
Provincial Legislatures
11 / 430
City of Tshwane
17 / 214
Cape Town City Council
4 / 231
Website
www.vfplus.org.za Edit this at Wikidata
  • Politics of South Africa
  • Political parties
  • Elections

The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus; Afrikaans: Vryheidsfront Plus, VF Plus) is a right-wing political party in South Africa that was formed (as the Freedom Front) in 1994. It is led by Pieter Groenewald.

  1. ^ a b Southern, Neil (2008). "The Freedom Front Plus: an analysis of Afrikaner politics and ethnic identity in the new South Africa". Contemporary Politics. 14 (4). Taylor & Francis: 463–478. doi:10.1080/13569770802519383.
  2. ^ "Cape voters' political watershed looms". Independent Online. 8 August 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Phil Craig on the local election results being positive for Cape independence". Biznews. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. The DA is a federalist party, the Freedom Front is a federalist party, the IFP [Inkatha Freedom Party] is a federalist party.
  4. ^ a b c d Letita Rohanlall (2014). "Party Ideology in South Africa" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ Kotze, Dirk (9 June 2015). "Navigating South Africa's loaded political lexicon". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015.
  6. ^ Bertus de Villiers; Joseph Marko; Francesco Palermo; Sergiu Constantin, eds. (2021). Litigating the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Domestic and International Courts. Brill. p. 60. ISBN 978-90044-6166-6. As a political force the Afrikaans community in the 2019 general election principally supported two political parties at a national level, the centrist Democratic Alliance and the conservative Freedom Front Plus (Saba 2019).
  7. ^ Walterová, Klára (2009). Afrikaners in the New South Africa: Identity Politics in a Globalised Economy (PDF) (Thesis). I.B. Tauris.
  8. ^ a b c Fihlani, Pumza (11 May 2019). "South Africa's election: Five things we've learnt". BBC. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.
  9. ^ Lyster, Rosa (30 October 2017). "The rise and fall of South Africa's far right". The Outline. Bustle. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018.
  10. ^ a b Visagie, Riaan (March 2018). Struggle(s) for Self-determination: Afrikaner Aspirations in the Twenty-first Century (Thesis). Stellenbosch University.
  11. ^ Fogel, Benjamin; Jacobs, Sean (21 May 2019). "Why South Africa Needs a Democratic Socialism". Jacobin. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.
  12. ^ a b Pilling, David; Mark, Monica (31 March 2024). "South African election turns populist as parties play anti-foreigner card". Financial Times.
  13. ^ Charles, Marvin (8 April 2024). "Elections 2024: Tension simmers as Freedom Front Plus eyes coalition with DA in Western Cape". News24. Media24.
  14. ^ Love, Jason (14 February 2023). "As 2024 elections loom, South Africa needs laws to keep small right-wing parties from controlling coalitions". Daily Maverick. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Goodbye, Freedom Front Plus, and thanks for coming". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  16. ^ Campbell, John (28 March 2019). "Right-Wing White Party Releases Election Manifesto in South Africa". cfr.org. Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019.
  17. ^ Magome, Mogomotsi (24 October 2019). "Leader of South Africa's leading opposition party resigns". AP News.
  18. ^ du Plessis, Carien (14 April 2024). "South Africa election: A guide to party policies". The Africa Report. Johannesburg. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Election's biggest little winners — FF+ Freedom Front Plus". Mail & Guardian. 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019.
  20. ^ Haffajee, Ferial (14 May 2019). "White anxiety and the rise of the Freedom Front Plus". Daily Maverick. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019.

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