EFF leader Julius Malema has turned his back on the DA, saying that the red berets were ready to govern in the City of Joburg and that they wanted the DA to support their mayoral candidate, by Queenin_M
“We reaffirm our position that the EFF will field a candidate for the mayoral position of the City of Johannesburg when the current mayor vacates his position on November 27 2019,” Malema said at a briefing held at the Nasrec Expo Centre on Thursday. Malema also questioned why the EFF had to always form coalitions to assist the DA with winning positions while they were not afforded the same courtesy.
Malema explained the conditions under which the EFF would enter a coalition, saying if they were afforded the opportunity to run Johannesburg by the DA or the ANC they would support them in Tshwane. Malema has confirmed that the EFF has already met with the DA, but said they would not be pursuing any talks to persuade political parties to vote with them.“We are also not talking to the ANC. If the ANC wants to come on board, it must come on board supporting the EFF … Are we not leaders who are capable to lead? We are going to field a candidate and we call upon the DA and ANC to support our candidate,” he said.
The party – which also saw its leader Mmusi Maimane resign due to internal divisions over the DA’s direction and race issues – said it had dispatched a team to negotiate with the EFF.While the ANC has confirmed three candidates have been selected to compete for the position, it is still up to the regional executive committee to make the final decision.
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