South Africa: Op-Ed - the EFF in Opposition - the Challenges Ahead

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Whatever the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) ultimate poll tally in this election, its toughest task will be mapping out an opposition path that leads to party growth and not gradual decline, as has been the fate of so many parties since 1994.

With the crumbling of Cope (as well as a host of other smaller parties) and the failure of Agang SA to gain any traction with the electorate, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are - in theory - well-positioned to become an important political force over the coming five years. They offer a fundamentally different - and in many respects, more potent - challenge to the ruling ANC than the Democratic Alliance (DA), speaking to the same language and history of the liberation movement.

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