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Someone in Orania woke up on Elections Day and chose to rustle a few feathers.
Now there is a nationwide hunt on to find this person – probably to stare at them in awe and not to hurt them, don’t worry.
As the Electoral Commission of South Africa (the IEC) set about counting the country’s vote following our seventh (and most competitive) democratic election (since 1994) this week, it has emerged that someone, somewhere, in the seemingly ‘white-only-town of Orania, voted for Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), noted IOL.
Most votes met everyone’s expectations, going majorly towards the Freedom Front Plus (VF) and the Democratic Alliance (DA), with 65.62% and 22.16% respectively. But it is really rather odd that the EFF managed 0.17% of the vote in this little Afrikaaner town.
Hope4SA managed the other 6.63% and the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) received 2.97% of the vote in Orania.
Results from the Orania voting station.
The single EFF vote …
pic.twitter.com/FVHvBV0YgX
— Johann Biermann
(@JohannBiermann1) May 30, 2024
Orania, situated in the Northern Cape, was founded by Afrikaners and has a current population of around 3,000 people. The town is deeply rooted in Afrikaner nationalism, along with the fear of being led by what they termed a black “communist” government.
You can see then, why this one fighter putting an x next to the EFF on the voting ballot is so hectic in this context.
As South Africa’s communist and black nationalist political party, the EFF’s shtick is hinged on allowing for the expropriation of land without compensation (this is one of the EFF’s seven cardinal pillars), which is often directed at White-owned farmland – AKA, the Afrikaner’s bread and butter.
The post on X showing this fighter making their mark has gone viral, with many praising the person for being so brave, and some spinning wild fiction about what this could mean and where this could take the tiny town.
There’s a witch-hunt on in Orania for the one person who voted for the EFF. You rebel you
— Max du Preez (@MaxduPreez) May 30, 2024
It’s going to be pretty quiet at the Orania watering hole tonight as everyone in the bar tries to figure out whom among them voted EFF.
— Simon Grindrod (@SimonPGrindrod) May 30, 2024
The one person in Orania who voted for EFF is an icon. A legend among us. An agent of chaos. The bravest of us all
— naledi
(@naledimashishi) May 30, 2024
The person who voted for the EFF in Orania has sown a seed. That person has stood up. Made a statement. Orania will crack!
— UncleVee (@vusi_sir) May 30, 2024
South African novelists, here’s an idea: that lone EFF voter in Orania. An act of rebellion by a local politician’s battered wife? Has Orania been infiltrated by a revolutionary who will slowly subvert their minds and take it over in the next 20 years? Let the witch hunt begin!
— Erika Bornman #RISEMzansi (@EBee40) May 30, 2024
I see the 1 Oranian Resident voted @EFFSouthAfrica on all 3 ballots…
Either @GroenewaldPJ or @jsteenhuisen pissed this person off or Orania has a new EFF resident pic.twitter.com/n2AY9si2kF
— Just Xavier (@JustXavierB) May 30, 2024
I just want to say, the ONE vote for the EFF in Orania is actually the act of a hero. A legend. A true leader. They need a bravery medal. A certificate! Something!
— Farah C. Fortune (@fcfortune) May 30, 2024
Ahhh, don’t you just love our democracy? Never a dull moment.
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