National Conservative Party of South Africa

National Conservative Party of South Africa
Nasionale Konserwatiewe Party van Suid-Afrika
Leader Willie Cloete
Secretary-General Trevor Stumke
Spokesperson Schalk van der Merwe
Deputy Leader Wessel Basson
Chancellor Marius Coertze
Youth Leader Barend Daubern
Women League Leader Tess Riekert
Founded 16 April 2016
Split from Front National (South Africa)
Headquarters Pretoria
Student wing National Student Conservative Party
Youth wing Youth Conservative Party of South Africa
Womens League National Conservative Womens League
Ideology Conservatism
Self Determination
Afrikaner nationalism,
Ethnic nationalism
Paleoconservatism
National Conservatism
Political position Right-wing
Colours             
Blue, yellow and white
Slogan Freedom in our lifetime
Website
www.nkpsa.com

The National Conservative Party of South Africa ( Nasionale Konserwatiewe Party van Suid-Afrika in Afrikaans) is a nationalist political party formed on 16 April 2016 in Pretoria.

Formation

It was formed on 16 April 2016 by disgruntled members who left Front National after differing views regarding activism for Afrikaner self-determination. People who had been members of the Conservative Party in the 1980s joined the party. Steve Hofmeyr, an Afrikaans singer and activist, was the main guest speaker at the founding congress on 16 April 2016. The party was registered as a political party by the Independent Electoral Commission on 27 May 2016.

Ideology and policy

The party was also formed on the principles of the Conservative Party of Andries Treurnicht but with a modern approach.

Afrikaner self-determination is the core policy of the party, but that doesn't exclude other people of European descent, such as British South Africans, Portuguese, Greeks, and Italians. They also focus on the protection of Afrikaner rights in today's South Africa.

The party wants to use the Municipal Elections to win wards so they can be converted into new municipalities under section 235 of the Constitution of South Africa together with the Municipal Demarcation Act. The party is seeking affiliation to an international body of nationalist parties.

Events

The party organised a memorial on 21 May 2016 at the place of the Church Street bomb in Pretoria, which was planned and executed by the African National Congress on 21 May 1983. A memorial stone was placed at the scene in memory of the lives that was lost on that day. The party will hold a memorial for these victims every year.

References

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