The EFF as a ‘gateway party’? Briefing based on data from the 2021 South African local government elections

Martin Bekker

Review of African Political Economy, 2023, vol. 50, issue 175, 107-115

Abstract: This briefing offers three contributions concerning the voter profile of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), as witnessed at the 2021 elections in South Africa. The first is that the party’s support base is relatively well educated (compared to the ruling African National Congress). Second, well over 10% of party support comes from relatively high earners, as measured by income levels. Finally, EFF support appears notably ‘fluid’, as indicated by voters switching support to the EFF (mostly from the ANC) and away from the EFF (mostly towards smaller parties), ultimately suggesting an image of the EFF as a ‘gateway party’.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2023.2181062

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