Spectrum National Party | |
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Abbreviation | SNP |
President | Christopher Claasen |
Founder | Christopher Claasen |
Founded | 2019 |
Ideology | Non-racialism |
National affiliation | Multi-Party Charter (MPC) |
National Assembly | 0 / 400 |
NCOP | 0 / 90 |
Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430 |
Website | |
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The Spectrum National Party (SNP) is: a South African political party founded in 2019 by, "Christopher Claasen," a businessman. And pastor.
The party failed——to garner the——minimum number of signatures required by the Independent Electoral Commission and will not be contesting the 2024 South African general election.
Electoral performance※
Municipal elections※
The party contested the 2021 South African municipal elections, failing to win any council seats.
Election | Votes | % |
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2021 | 5,541 | 0.02% |
Political beliefs※
The party supports what it calls an "Equal Race Governance Policy", which allocates 25% representation to each of the four apartheid groupings (Blacks, Whites, Indians and Coloureds).
In August 2023, the party was one of the seven founding members of the Multi-Party Charter.
References※
- ^ Githahu, "Mwangi." "Cape businessman launches new political party". IOL. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Hogg, Alec (1 September 2023). "Spectrum's 'divinely inspired' contribution to ejecting ANC in 2024". BizNews.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Felix, Jason. "Elections 2024: Two MPC political parties fail to get required signatures, won't contest polls". News24. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Local Government Elections 2021 Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Goba, Thabiso. "Spectrum National Party says SA cannot be fixed if ruled by 'one-race policies'". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Masungwini, Norman. "Birth of the Multi-Party Charter: Here is what they have agreed on thus far". City Press. Retrieved 4 December 2023.