People's Revolutionary Movement (South Africa)
Appearance
People's Revolutionary Movement | |
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President | Nhlanhla Buthelezi |
Spokesperson | Thembelani Ngubane |
Founded | 6 November 2016[1] |
Split from | African National Congress |
Headquarters | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal |
Ideology | Social conservatism National conservatism[2] Christian right Economic nationalism[3] Anti-capitalism[2] Populism[2] Anti-LGBT[1][2][3][4] |
Political position | Economics: Left-wing Social: Right-wing |
Religion | Christianity |
Colours | Green Black |
National Assembly seats | 0 / 400
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Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430
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Website | |
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The People's Revolutionary Movement (PRM) is a South African political party founded in November 2016 by former African National Congress councillor Nhlanhla Buthelezi in the KwaZulu-Natal province, and is known for its socially conservative views (particularly on LGBT rights).
The party contested the 2019 national and provincial elections, failing to win any seats.[2][3]
Election results
[edit]National elections
[edit]Election | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
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2019 | 2,844 | 0.02% | 0 / 400
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– | extraparliamentary |
Provincial elections
[edit]Election[5] | Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | Kwazulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North-West | Northern Cape | Western Cape | |||||||||
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% | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
2019 | 0.02% | 0/63 | - | - | - | - | 0.07% | 0/80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Majola, Nokulunga (8 November 2016). "NEW PARTY AGAINST SAME SEX LOVE!". dailysun.co.za. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "PRM launches manifesto in KZN". sabcnews.com. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ a b c Hans, Bongani (15 February 2019). "Gay community stands up to PRM party". iol.co.za. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Igual, Roberto (15 February 2019). "Homophobic KwaZulu-Natal party to contest elections". mambaonline.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Results Dashboard". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 May 2019.