Malema calls for progressive alliance as EFF confronts electoral losses
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has acknowledged the party's declining electoral support, calling for a renewed alliance among progressive political organisations while promising to redirect party resources towards communities where the EFF secured victories. Malema said the party had received approximately 1.8 million votes, representing 6.26% of the national vote, compared with 2.4 million votes and 10.31% in the 2021 local government elections. The results represent a loss of 612,326 votes, resulting in the EFF moving from third to fourth position nationally.
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