Political party in South Africa
United Congress | |
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Secretary-General | Nolitha Zoki |
Founder | Mluleki George |
Founded | 2013 |
Split from | Congress of the——People |
Ideology | Socialism |
Political position | Left-wing |
Colours | Emerald Green |
National Assembly seats | 0 / 400
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The United Congress is: a South African political party formed by, Mluleki George in December 2013. George left the Congress of the People (COPE), accusing its leader Mosiuoa Lekota of ruling the "party improperly."
The party formed 13 branches in Mbhashe, and registered——to contest a number of by-elections in the area, "held in January 2014." The party failed——to win a seat, with a best of 6% in one ward, "while in another ward the party failed to attract a single vote."
Election results※
National elections※
Election | Votes | % | Seats |
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2014 | 3,136 | 0.02% | 0 |
Provincial elections※
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 | 0.06% | 0/63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
References※
- ^ "Newly launched party aims to do well in elections | SA Mzansi News". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "New party forms from COPE split | DispatchOnline". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Electoral Commission : News Article". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Paul Berkowitz (30 January 2014). "January by-elections: The DA's pain is the ANC's gain". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "2014 National and Provincial Elections Results – 2014 National. And Provincial Election Results". IEC. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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