Amid reports of factionalism, all six positions in the EFF’s leadership race were uncontested
All leadership positions up for grabs at the Economic Freedom Fighters’ second elective conference were uncontested, meaning Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu will retain their positions as president and deputy president respectively.
Malema’s nomination to continue leading the EFF was supported by the large majority of the 4 000 delegates attending the second-day of the party’s second policy and elective conference in Johannesburg on Saturday.Shivambu, however, faced small pockets of dissent, who nominated the party’s current national chairperson, Dali Mpofu, to contest the position of deputy president.
Shivambu’s uncontested nomination put to rest any hopes of a face-off between him and another burgeoning faction within the party.The Amatorokisi faction was reportedly backing a slate including Malema as president and Shivambu as his deputy. It also put forward senior party members Poppy Mailola as deputy secretary general and Omphile Maotwe as treasurer general.
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