[WATCH] Ramaphosa congratulates Malema on EFF growth
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema was congratulated by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the party’s performance during the recent general elections.
Malema was in Parliament on Tuesday to register as an MP ahead of the swearing-in on Wednesday.
MP's from the various political parties started registering on Monday to form part of the 6th Parliament.
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The EFF will have 44 seats in Parliament this year, 19 more than what they obtained in 2014.
"I was saying to the deputy that you guys worked hard, jealous down," Ramaphosa jokingly said to Malema in SiPedi.
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EFF CIC @Julius_S_Malema arrives in parliament for registration ahead of the swearing-in tomorrow. Upon his arrival he bumped into ANC President @CyrilRamaphosa who congratulated EFF’s performance in the elections, saying “jealous down”. pic.twitter.com/w6OQS87XrJ
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 21, 2019