The huge rise in support for the right-wing party is ‘evidence’ that ‘white privilege is shaken’, the EFF leader says.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema commented on the massive growth of the right-wing Freedom Front Plus (FF+) in the 2019 elections at a press conference on Thursday.
Malema says he believes their increase in support is a sign of white people showing their true colours.
“I am happy white people are taking a position. Their voting for FF+ is making it clear that they are racist,” he said.
Malema believes the growth of the FF shows how white people “immediately regroup to protect white privilege” when it is “threatened”.
“You have evidence now that white privilege is shaken,” he added.
Malema then turned his attention to the inclusion of apartheid-era prime minister Hendrik Verwoerd’s grandson on the party’s list of members who would be going to parliament.