By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
VideoGraphy: Jacob Mawela.
Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Groenewald told Fullview that the Democratic Alliance (DA) managed to claw back white Afrikaans voters who had mostly voted for them, as a result the party lost 1% in this years elections.
Groenewald said several factors had led to the party losing white supporters.
“I think the coalition hype that went out first, definitely scared people. It caused us to lose votes. There were several other challenges also, but mostly with so many political parties contesting the elections,” He said.
Groenewald said the party’s identity politics happens across the world.
“We don’t deny that the majority of our voter base are Afrikaners, that we know, but we are a political party of merit. We have our principles and we have had them all the time.”
Both parties said while they wanted to keep their respective bases, they also wanted to grow beyond them.
Watch the interview below:
Video Courtesy of Fullview.