Front National (South Africa)
Front National
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Leader | Hannes Engelbrecht |
Chairperson | Gordon Fox |
Secretary-General | Babs Lotter |
Deputy Leader | Lenel Cotty Wessels |
Head of Information | Daniel Lotter |
Treasurer | Dean Dart |
Youth Leader | Daren Martin van Staden |
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 |
Political position | Secession, Right-wing to Far-right |
International affiliation | World National-Conservative Movement |
Colours | Red, white and blue |
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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]
Hannes Engelbrecht is its leader.[3][4][5]
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.[6][7][8]
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.[9] 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.[10] It has been the stance of Front National that there has been political interference with his parole application.[11][12]
The party has approached the United Nations Commission on Human Rights over the handling of Derby-Lewis's medical parole application.[13]
South African Human Rights Commission[edit]
On the 14 of January 2016 declared intentions to charge Democratic Alliance Leader Mmusi Maimane with regards to Twitter comments he made stating "I am angry when I go shopping at certain shops – white people are shopping and black people are working.” [14][15]
Affiliation[edit]
Front National has civil affiliations with Boere Krisis Aksie (BKA),[16] 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".[17]
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.[18]
Parliament[edit]
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Election year | # of overall votes |
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2014 | 5,138 | 0.03 |
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Provincial ballot[edit]
Election | 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 | |
2014[19] | – | – | – | – | 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".
- ^ Roodt, Dan (22 February 2014). "Afrikaners moet opstaan vir selfbeskikking" [Afrikaners must stand up for self-determination]. Rapport (in Afrikaans). Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Eckard, Lourensa (5 March 2014). "EFF dood as eis nie slaag" [EFF dead if demand fails]. Beeld (in Afrikaans). Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Godinho, Thorne (25 April 2014). "Front Nasionaal stokes the embers of the Afrikaner right". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "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.