2019 Elections: ‘White people want equal treatment’ – Pieter Groenewald at FF Plus manifesto launch By Carien Du Plessis carienduplessis
When the Freedom Front Plus launched its manifesto in the Rockwood Theatre in Pretoria on Saturday there were smoke and lights and the green, orange and white balloons. Party leader Pieter Groenewald walked onto the stage, waving the party manifesto, and started his speech abruptly, with little greeting or niceties.
Minorities were being bullied, and they don’t get the recognition they deserve. The ANC should stop blaming other groups for their failures, he said to more applause. With affirmative action, both brown and white communities were being disadvantaged, he said. Applause.slaan terug Groenewald made sure his audience didn’t end up feeling so powerless that they don’t go to the ballot box on 8 May. His party is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the proportional representation system, in which every vote counts, and which has ensured that smaller parties like his, which represent minorities, have a voice in Parliament. The bigger the turnout, the better for them.
This was possibly in reference to the Red Berets punching above their weight and setting the country’s political agenda – all with only 6% of the national vote. The FF Plus, on the other hand, hasn’t exactly been growing in the 25 years since it was founded by former SA National Defence Force head General Constand Viljoen, just in time to contest the first democratic elections.
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