African Renaissance Unity Party
Political party from South Africa
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The African Renaissance Unity Party (ARU) is a South African political party founded to lobby for the interests of traditional chiefs and their communities. The party's leaders are all traditional chiefs.
African Renaissance Unity Party | |
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| Founder | Bryce Mthimkhulu |
| Founded | 2018 |
| National Assembly seats | 0 / 400
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| Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430
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| Website | |
| www | |
At its launch, the party promised to reduce unemployment by 70%, double pensions and provide free tertiary education.[1]
Controversy
Party leader Bryce Mthimkhulu, who describes himself as King Mthimkhulu III and king of the amaHlubi nation in KwaZulu-Natal, was warned by then president Jacob Zuma in 2016 to stop using the term, and was taken to court by the government (which lost the case).[2][3]
Election results
The party contested the 2019 general election at the national level, and provincial level in the Free State, Kwazulu-Natal and Limpopo, failing to win any seats.
National elections
| Election | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3,860 | 0.02% | 0 / 400 |
– | extraparliamentary |
Provincial elections
| Election[4] | Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | Kwazulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North-West | Northern Cape | Western Cape | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| 2019 | - | - | 0.02% | 0/30 | - | - | 0.04% | 0/80 | 0.03% | 0/49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
