Freedom Front Plus

Freedom Front Plus
Vryheidsfront Plus (Afrikaans)
Abbreviation
  • FF Plus
  • VF+
LeaderPieter Groenewald
ChairpersonWouter wessels
SpokespersonPieter Swart
Chief whipCorné Mulder
FounderConstand Viljoen
Founded1 March 1994 (1 March 1994)
Registered4 March 1994
Merger of
Split fromAfrikaner Volksfront
HeadquartersCharles de Gaulle Crescent, Centurion, Gauteng
Youth wingVryheidsfront Plus-Jeug
Membership (2008)25–30,000[1]
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
National affiliation
International affiliationUNPO
Provincial AffiliationCapeXit Election Accord[2]
Colours  Orange   Green
SloganSlaan Terug (Fight Back)[3][4]
National Assembly
6 / 400
National Council of Provinces
3 / 90
Provincial Legislatures
9 / 487
City of Tshwane
17 / 214
Cape Town City Council
4 / 231
Website
www.vfplus.org.za Edit this at Wikidata

The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus or FF+; Afrikaans: Vryheidsfront Plus, VF Plus) is a right-wing political party in South Africa that was formed (as the Freedom Front) in 1994. It is led by Pieter Groenewald. Since 2024, it is a part of the current South African government of national unity together with the African National Congress (ANC), the Democratic Alliance and other parties.

  1. ^ Southern, Neil (2008). "The Freedom Front Plus: an analysis of Afrikaner politics and ethnic identity in the new South Africa". Contemporary Politics. 14 (4). Taylor & Francis: 463–478. doi:10.1080/13569770802519383.
  2. ^ "The Referendum Party signs CapeXit election accord". Referendum Party (News). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Election's biggest little winners — FF+ Freedom Front Plus". Mail & Guardian. 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ Haffajee, Ferial (14 May 2019). "White anxiety and the rise of the Freedom Front Plus". Daily Maverick. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019.

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