Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus)

Founded: 1994.

The Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus) is a South African party founded in 1994, whose stated mission is the realisation of communities', in particular the Afrikaner's, right to self-determination. Its 2024 election manifesto proposes a free-market economy with privatised state-owned enterprises, opposition to expropriation without compensation and to race-based empowerment, parent-driven mother-tongue education, subsidiarity and devolution to communities, and stricter border control.

Official website: https://www.vfplus.org.za/

Not yet reviewed by a human. These positions were placed by reading the sources below; each one links to the document it came from.

14 of 15 axes have a cited position. Axes without a published position are marked as such and are never scored.

Positions

Economy: state or market — +1.75

State-led: the state owns or directs key industries, sets prices and plans investment.Market-led: private ownership, deregulation, lower taxes and a smaller state.

Market-led: private ownership, deregulation, lower taxes and a smaller state.

The VF Plus is convinced that only the free market can fully unlock, create, promote and protect economic value. The cornerstone of the free market is private property rights, without which there will be no incentive for trade.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 , Restore the economy and build wealth (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Land reform and expropriation — +1.75

Expropriation without compensation and state custodianship of land.Strong property rights; redistribution only through willing-buyer/willing-seller and the courts.

Strong property rights; redistribution only through willing-buyer/willing-seller and the courts.

The VF Plus is strongly opposed to expropriation without compensation and is of the opinion that there is enough land available for redistribution, but that administrative stalling is causing delays to the detriment of the country. The current Expropriation Bill, which makes provision for expropriation at “nil compensation”, should be stopped.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 , Property rights and housing (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

BEE and race-based redress — +1.75

Race-based redress expanded: BEE, employment equity and ownership targets enforced.Race-based redress phased out or replaced by non-racial, class-based or need-based measures.

Race-based redress phased out or replaced by non-racial, class-based or need-based measures.

Abolishing Black Economic Empowerment and Affirmative Action policies, while shifting the focus to skills development and quality education. The Employment Equity Act should be scrapped.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 , Restore the economy and build wealth (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Labour market — +1.50

Strong worker protection: higher minimum wages, collective bargaining, limits on labour broking and dismissal.Flexible labour market: easier hiring and dismissal, fewer statutory protections, incentives for employers.

Leaning towards: flexible labour market: easier hiring and dismissal, fewer statutory protections, incentives for employers.

Strikes and particularly illegal strikes that lead to the loss of hundreds of thousands of job opportunities should be effectively controlled and prohibited. Trade unions’ power should be restricted and any irresponsible actions that lead to the loss of jobs should be prohibited by stringent legislation.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Healthcare and NHI — +1.50

Universal public health care: a publicly funded and publicly provided National Health Insurance with a smaller private sector.Private provision: medical schemes and market competition carry most of the system, with a smaller public role.

Leaning towards: private provision: medical schemes and market competition carry most of the system, with a smaller public role.

The National Health Insurance (NHI) will not succeed in improving the quality of public healthcare. In fact, it will have the opposite effect and put even more pressure on the dilapidated healthcare infrastructure and inadequate resources.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 , A healthy citizenry can build together (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Education — +2.00

State-directed schooling: a central curriculum, expanded free public education and tighter regulation of independent schools.Parental choice: independent schools, charter-type models and market mechanisms in education.

Parental choice: independent schools, charter-type models and market mechanisms in education.

According to the education budget, the projected cost per learner must be paid to the school preferred by the parents. This can be administrated by means of a system of educational coupons that are issued to parents who can then redeem the coupons at the school of their choice.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 , Accessible, quality education as cornerstone (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Crime and policing — +1.00

Enforcement-first: more police and soldiers on the streets, harsher sentences, fewer procedural limits on the state.Prevention-first: community policing, restorative justice, and civil-liberties safeguards.

Leaning towards: prevention-first: community policing, restorative justice, and civil-liberties safeguards.

Protect competent citizens’ right to own a firearm. Farm attacks should be declared a priority crime and adequate resources should be allocated to rural safety.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 , Restore our safety and security (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Immigration — -1.75

Restrictive: tighter borders, limits on foreign nationals, deportation of undocumented migrants.Open: freer movement, rights for migrants, and regional integration.

Restrictive: tighter borders, limits on foreign nationals, deportation of undocumented migrants.

The integrity of our country’s borders should be restored. “Soft” borders result in an influx of people when economic pressure increases elsewhere in Africa.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 , Restore border control (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Energy and climate — -1.50

Rapid decarbonisation: coal phase-out, renewable generation and climate commitments prioritised.Energy security first: continued coal, gas or nuclear generation and a slower transition.

Rapid decarbonisation: coal phase-out, renewable generation and climate commitments prioritised.

Our policy not only entails increasingly replacing coal-fired power stations with renewable energy power plants, but also replacing petrol- and diesel-powered transport with electric transport. Under VF Plus rule, South Africa will be at the forefront of this.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 , Sustainable development and the environment (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Federalism and devolution — +1.75

Centralised: a unitary state where national government sets policy and lower tiers have limited discretion.Devolved or federal: more powers, budgets and discretion for provinces and municipalities.

Devolved or federal: more powers, budgets and discretion for provinces and municipalities.

The VF Plus, however, subscribes to the principle of subsidiarity. That means all authority should be exercised on the lowest, possible level. Provinces only do what municipalities cannot do, while the national government does whatever provinces cannot do.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 , The cement - self-determination (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Traditional leadership — No published position found

No published position found. This axis does not count towards the match.

Social values — -1.00

Conservative: law reflects religious or traditional morality, with narrower reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights.Liberal: secular law, with expanded gender, reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights.

Leaning towards: conservative: law reflects religious or traditional morality, with narrower reproductive and lgbtq+ rights.

The VF Plus strives to establish a political order based on Christian values which is characterised by the principles of justice, truth, neighbourly love, respect for life, loyalty and a peaceful coexistence.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Foreign policy — +0.50

Non-aligned and Global South: closer ties with BRICS, Russia, China and Palestine, with distance from Western powers.Western-aligned: closer ties with the United States, the European Union and other liberal democracies.

Between the two poles

The VF Plus insists that South Africa’s foreign relations should no longer be influenced by the countries that loyally supported the ANC before 1994. If one considers those countries’ own human rights track records, it is clear that they were more interested in holding sway over South Africa than in the democratic rights of South African citizens.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Anti-corruption and governance — +0.00

Expanded oversight: independent anti-corruption bodies with stronger investigative powers, asset forfeiture and procurement transparency.Smaller state machinery: fewer new bodies and regulations, with corruption handled through existing criminal law and the courts.

Between the two poles

We should rebuild by demanding good governance – a small, effective government characterised by hard work and appointments based on merit. Corruption should be actively eradicated through the political will to prosecute individuals who are, or have been, involved in corrupt practices.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)

Local service delivery — +1.75

Centralised delivery: national standards and national or provincial intervention where councils fail.Municipal self-reliance: councils and communities decide, with private or community providers used where they work better.

Municipal self-reliance: councils and communities decide, with private or community providers used where they work better.

Service delivery should be provided on local and provincial level, while national government merely sets minimum standards and coordinates functions.

VF Plus Manifesto 2024 , Restore local government (manifesto, 2024-03-06; accessed 2026-10-18)