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Logo of the National Party during the 1990s Share of National Party votes in 1994. The areas which voted for the National Party were largely Afrikaans- or English speaking Flag of the National Party during the 1990s. The National Party won 20.39% of the vote and 82 seats in the National Assembly at the first multiracial election in 1994.
In 1914, the National Party was founded to promote Afrikaner interests. [8] It gained power by winning South Africa's 1948 general elections . [ 20 ] The party was noted for implementing a harsh policy of racial segregation ( apartheid ) and declaring South Africa a republic in 1961. [ 8 ]
The Afrikaner Party's roots can be traced back to September 1939, when South Africa declared war on Germany shortly after the start of World War II.The then Prime Minister J.B.M. Hertzog and his followers did not agree with this move and broke away from the United Party to form the Volksparty (People's Party).
Afrikaner Party Afrikaans: Afrikanerparty: AP 1941 1951 Afrikaner nationalism Conservatism: Dominion Party Afrikaans: Dominiumparty: DP 1934 1948 Conservatism Monarchism: Herenigde Nasionale Party English: Reunited National Party: HNP 1940 1948 Afrikaner nationalism Social conservatism: Labour Party Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Arbeidersparty: LP ...
The most well known example of Afrikaner Nationalism after 1994 is the Afrikaner town of Orania in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The town was founded in 1991 with the explicit goals of preserving the Afrikaner culture, language and religion. [27] Only Afrikaners are allowed to stay, live and work in Orania. [28]
The 1948 general election brought to power the Afrikaner nationalist National Party, which would not be voted out for the next 46 years. The party had campaigned on a platform of apartheid, an explicit policy of institutionalised racial segregation.
The National Conference of the African National Congress is a party congress that is held every five years. It elects members to the National Executive Committee, the party's highest decision-making body, as well as the "Top Six" leaders of the National Executive. The next national conference, the ANC's 56th, will be held in December 2027. [1]
The relaunched National Party of 2008 promoted a non-racial democratic South Africa based on federal principles and the legacy of F.W De Klerk. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A press release issued by Jean-Duval Uys on the party's website, dated 22 January 2009, deals with a Cape High Court challenge against Uys by Williams and Omar on behalf of themselves ...