Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema says that he is not talking to rival party, the Democratic Alliance about president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla case.<\/p>\n
Both parties have taken Zuma to the Constitutional Court to force him to abide by the Public Protector’s remedial action relating to upgrades to his homestead in KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n
The DA said it will continue with its case despite the president agreeing to pay back a portion of the public money he spent.<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re not talking to the DA about this matter. We\u2019re not talking to them about any coalition,” Malema said in a press briefing on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Last week, Malema called on other opposition parties to unite with the EFF to break the grip of the ANC at municipal polls later this year.<\/p>\n
The Sunday Times then reported that four political parties, including the DA, and EFF, have held informal discussions \u2018to create a united front\u2019 to challenge the ANC in the local government elections.<\/p>\n
These coalition talks were confirmed by leading figures in four opposition parties, with DA spokeswoman Phumzile van Damme telling the Sunday Times that Mmusi Maimane has had \u201csome very informal discussions with other party leaders about\u00a0[these\u00a0coalitions]\u201d.<\/p>\n
The EFF won 6% of the vote in the 2014 general election, while the DA improved to win 22% of the vote. The ANC vote declined to 62%, from 66% in 2009.<\/p>\n
Malema told journalists on Thursday: “We will never join the DA in court. The DA will join us. We will never be led by Maimane. We will lead Maimane.”<\/p>\n
“I can\u2019t be led by someone from church straight into politics. We\u2019ll never be led by Maimane,” Malema said.<\/p>\n
The EFF leader accused DA leader, Mmusi Maimane, of abandoning his posh accent in parliament.<\/p>\n
“Maimane asked the Concourt to join us. We\u2019ll never do that. We\u2019ll never be led by DA that seeks bring colonialism via (the) back door.<\/p>\n
“Even if we\u2019re going to have a coalition with the DA and others, we\u2019ll do it on our own terms. We have a revolutionary programme,” Malema said.<\/p>\n
He said that anyone that works with the EFF will have to meet its requirements.<\/p>\n
“We won\u2019t compromise principle for political expediency. We\u2019re prepared to form a coalition with anyone who is prepared to meet our non-negotiable cardinal pillars,” the EFF lead said.<\/p>\n
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