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; 30 years ago (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.