Corné Mulder maintained his provincial leadership position unopposed, while
The Vryheid Front Plus has just concluded its own leadership reorganisation at the 2024 election campaign launch at the Every Nation Church in Goodwood, Cape Town, ahead of next week’s voter registration weekend.
Following the launch, they have reiterated the strong role they have played in the formation of coalitions, and the stabilising role they have played, adding that the call for a referendum on Cape independence will form a key part of their campaign next year.
Chief Whip Corne Mulder emphasised the importance of the VF+ to the DA's efforts to stay in power:
“It seems in terms of the opinion polls at the moment that both in KwaZulu-Natal as well as in Gauteng, there will most likely be coalitions. And the interesting thing is this, the latest poll by Ipsos indicates that even in the Western Cape, the DA stands at 44%. The Western Cape is also going to have a coalition. The Freedom Front Plus will be part of that coalition.”
Provincial leader Corné Mulder, who is now the longest-serving representative in the history of the national parliament, retained his leadership position unopposed. At his speech in the campaign launch, he and Provincial Parliament leader Peter Marais underlined the importance of a referendum for the party's aims in the province.
Party leader Pieter Groenewald underlined the crucial aspects of the new Electoral Act, saying voters should be aware that registration limits voting to one's own voting districts for the first time.
Groenewald elaborated:
“It is very important to know that there is a change in the Electoral Act in terms of independent candidates. You can only vote in the coming elections at the voting stations where you registered. And that is very important. In previous elections, you could have voted for your province at that stage in your province on national in case of South Africa but because of this amendment, because of the electoral act you can only vote at your voting stations, my appeal is please go and vote where you are registered and then you can take off the rest of the day and do as you wish.”
