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I respect Gogo Matshiqi and other political analysts, and their observations about the EFF’s electoral performance may well be valid. However, some of the analysis appears to neglect a basic political reality: elections necessarily produce winners and losers. Parties advance or decline according to their strengths, weaknesses and prevailing political circumstances.

Interestingly, the EFF appears to have accepted this reality. It accepted the results, reflected on its performance and moved forward. Perhaps Gogo Matshiqi and others genuinely want the party to succeed according to conventional electoral measures. That is fair, but election results are not the only measure of a political party’s influence.

The EFF retains a solid and unwavering support base which, although growing slowly, appears to be increasing in absolute numbers. More importantly, the party remains highly visible and continues to shape public discourse. Even its opponents contribute to that influence by talking about it constantly, whether critically, defensively or occasionally with admiration.

In that sense, the EFF remains remarkably effective. Despite its comparatively small electoral support, it is forever on people’s tongues, rather like an ex they claim to have moved on from but cannot stop discussing. Those non-supporters who repeatedly celebrate the EFF’s perceived or desired death are, ironically, helping to keep it alive and relevant. They love to hate it and hate that they cannot ignore it. That must be a frustrating position to occupy.

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