Editing Freedom Front Plus (section)

==== 2024 election and Government of National Unity ====

In the [[2024 South African general election|2024 general election]], the FF Plus gave up many of the gains it had previously made against the DA, winning only six seats in Parliament (National Assembly) with 1.36% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Results and Allocation of Seats in Parliament (National Assembly) and Provincial Legislatures: 2024 |url=https://pmg.org.za/blog/Election%20Results%20and%20Allocation%20of%20Seats%20in%20Parliament%20National%20Assembly%20and%20Provincial%20Legislatures%202024 |access-date=2 August 2024 |website=pmg.org.za}}</ref>  In June 2024, Freedom Front Plus agreed to join the ANC-led [[Government of National Unity (South Africa)|government of national unity]] (GNU) also known as the [[Third Cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa]]. The leader of the FF Plus, Pieter Groenewald, became [[Minister of Correctional Services (South Africa)|Minister of Correctional Services]] in the new Cabinet.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Groenewald |first1=Dr Pieter |title=Cabinet position in GNU offers FF Plus opportunity to actively contribute to restoring and rebuilding South Africa |url=https://www.vfplus.org.za/latest-news/cabinet-position-in-gnu-offers-ff-plus-opportunity-to-actively-contribute-to-restoring-and-rebuilding-south-africa/ |website=Freedom Front Plus |date=30 June 2024}}</ref> Following Groenewald's appointment, leadership changes occurred in the party's parliamentary caucus which saw [[Corné Mulder]] succeed Groenewald as parliamentary leader and [[Wouter Wessels]] succeed Mulder as chief whip.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wessels |first=Wouter |date=2024-07-22 |title=Minister’s post for FF Plus leader necessitates minor changes to party’s parliamentary leadership |url=https://www.vfplus.org.za/media-releases/ministers-post-for-ff-plus-leader-necessitates-minor-changes-to-partys-parliamentary-leadership/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Freedom Front Plus |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 22 February 2025, Mulder was elected unopposed to succeed Groenewald as party leader after the latter chose not to seek re-election.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 February 2025 |title=Dr. Corné Mulder takes over the helm at FF Plus |url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/1015872-2/ |access-date=22 February 2025 |work=SABC News}}</ref> However, Groenewald remained in his ministerial position.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pieter Groenewald steps down as FF Plus leader to focus on ministerial duties |url=https://plainsman.co.za/news/politics/2025-03-04-pieter-groenewald-steps-down-as-ff-plus-leader-to-focus-on-ministerial-duties/ |work=Plainsman |language=en}}</ref>