South Africa’s new left-wing MPs attended their first parliamentary session dressed as maids and miners.
Most of the women wore red coats and aprons, and the men overalls and hard hats – to show they intend to represent the interest of workers.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has 25 MPs in the 400-member parliament elected on 7 May.
It was the first election contested by the EFF, led by the firebrand Julius Malema.
He formed the EFF last year following his expulsion from the governing African National Congress (ANC) in 2012.
Fancy dress
The EFF won 6% of the vote after campaigning on a promise to partially nationalise mines and seize white-owned farms…
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