Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has defended the party’s decision not to join President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Government of National Unity (GNU), calling it a necessary move to protect the party from potential ideological dilution and infiltration.
In an article for the Sunday Times, Malema said that participating in the GNU would have compromised the EFF’s mission and integrity, potentially leading to its political and ideological downfall.
He addressed the recurring question since the elections regarding why the EFF declined to join the “government of national unity” (GNU).
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In today’s edition of the Radical Voice, and also published in Sunday Times, CIC @Julius_S_Malema writes on how the EFF has stood and continues to stand against infiltrators and will never betray our generational mission.
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— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) September 1, 2024
“The answer is simple: participation would have been a compromise of our generational mission, and like many historical compromises of liberation struggles, it would have politically, ideologically and institutionally killed the EFF.
“It is unacceptable to suggest that we should have compromised the organisation at the altar of personal interest, motivated by those seeking to position themselves for higher office. By refusing to be dragged into the GNU, we protected the EFF from degeneration and survived the highest form of infiltration,” Malema said.
He said that the EFF’s refusal to join the GNU was aimed at avoiding political compromises that could have weakened its radical, anti-capitalist stance.
The EFF’s stance on the GNU has led to internal turbulence, including high-profile resignations and speculation about further departures.
Despite these challenges, Malema argues that the party’s focus remains on advancing the struggle for economic freedom and resisting compromises that could dilute its radical agenda.
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