Front National (South Africa)
Front National | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Jannie Kuhn |
| Chairperson | Gordon Fox |
| Secretary | Babs Lotter |
| Operational Head | Jurg Prinsloo |
| Head of Information | Daniel Lotter |
| Election officer | Jaco de la Rey |
| Treasurer | Jaco de la Rey |
| Youth Leader | Abrie Venter |
| Founded | December 2013 |
| Preceded by | Federale Vryheidsparty |
| Headquarters | Pretoria, Gauteng |
| Student wing | Front National Student Movement / Front Nasionaal Studente Beweging |
| Youth wing | Front Nationaal Jeug / Front National Youth |
| Ideology |
Ethnic nationalism Cultural conservatism Self-determination Volkstaat |
| Political position | Right-wing to Far-right |
| International affiliation | World National-Conservative Movement |
| Colours |
Red, white and blue |
| National Assembly seats |
0 / 400 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Front National (Afrikaans: Front Nasionaal, FN) is a South African right-wing political party formed in late 2013 as a successor to the Federale Vryheidsparty.[1] The party promotes Secession and Afrikaner self-determination. Front National strikes no distinction between English-speaking Whites and Afrikaners in South Africa.[2]
Contents
Land claim[edit]
On 24 April 2014, FN submitted a land claim to the Land Claims Commissioner in Pretoria on behalf of the Afrikaner nation. The new land claims process has not yet been finalised however.[3][4][5]
Activism[edit]
Clive Derby-Lewis[edit]
Front National has been advocating the release of Clive Derby-Lewis, as of 2015, the oldest prisoner in the South African Correctional Services at the age of 79. He has behind bars since 1993. Derby-Lewis has made various bids for parole since June 2010, when he was diagnosed with lung cancer.[6] In February, 2014, Derby-Lewis and his co-conspirator in the Hani murder, Janusz Waluś, lives were threatened when they were stabbed several times and had their heads struck with locks by fellow inmates.[7] It has been the stance of Front National that there has been political interference with his parole application.[8][9]
The party has approached the United Nations Commission on Human Rights over the handling of Derby-Lewis's medical parole application.[10]
South African Human Rights Commission[edit]
On 14 January 2016 the party declared intentions to make a complaint against Democratic Alliance Leader Mmusi Maimane with the South African Human Rights Commission concerning remarks he made on Twitter stating "I am angry when I go shopping at certain shops – white people are shopping and black people are working.”[11][12]
Affiliation[edit]
Front National has civil affiliations with Boere Krisis Aksie (BKA),[13] which is self-described as a "Politieke drukgroep vir selfbeskikking en wit belange in Suid Afrika", translated as "[a] Political pressure group for self-determination and white interests in South Africa".[14]
Front National has media affiliations with South Africa Today (SAT).
Elections[edit]
2014 general election results[edit]
The party contested the 2014 general election in the national ballot and the provincial ballot for Gauteng.[15]
Parliament[edit]
| National Assembly | |||||
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5,138 | 0.03 | 0 / 400
|
– | |
| 2019 | TBD | TBD | 0 / 400
|
– | |
Provincial ballot[edit]
| Election | Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | Kwazulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North-West | Northern Cape | Western Cape | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| 2014[16] | – | – | – | – | 0.05% | 0/73 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | – | – | – | – |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Legal Notice No 37064". Government Gazette. 581 C. 29 November 2013.
- ^ "FNSA Beleid: PROGRAM VAN BEGINSELS - Punt 3.1".
- ^ "Land restitution bill passed after heated debate". News24. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Front Nasionaal hands in massive land claim". SABC Digital News. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ Vermaak, Narda (15 May 2014). "Party is upfront about its land claim". Steelburger. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Urgent court hearing for Derby Lewis medical parole".
- ^ Sarah, Evans. "Clive Derby-Lewis attacked in prison". M&G.
- ^ ""Laat Derby-Lewis vry" / "Release Derby-Lewis"". eNCAnews. 15 April 2014.
- ^ Maleka, Malesela. "SACP TO OPPOSE THE PAROLE APPLICATION OF CLIVE DERBY - LEWIS". SACP.
- ^ "Front National takes Derby-Lewis case to UN". SAPA. 24 September 2014.
- ^ "Blatant black-racist tweet repeated by Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane (pagegrab)". Farmitracker.
- ^ "Front National charges DA Leader with racism – asks HRC to investigate".
- ^ "BKA: Tab".
- ^ "Boere Krisis Aksie (B.K.A.)".
- ^ "Parties contesting the 2014 National and Provincial Elections". IEC. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "2014 National and Provincial Elections – Results". IEC. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
External links[edit]
- 2013 establishments in South Africa
- Afrikaner nationalism
- Boer nationalism
- Conservative parties in South Africa
- Far-right political parties
- Nationalist parties in South Africa
- Political parties established in 2013
- Political parties in South Africa
- Political parties of minorities
- Pro-independence parties
- Separatism in South Africa
