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Front National (South Africa)

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Front National
Operational HeadAdv Jurg Prinsloo
Founded7 December 2013 (2013-12-07)
Dissolved10 January 2020 (2020-01-10)
Preceded byFederale Vryheidsparty
Succeeded byAfrikaner Self-determination Party
HeadquartersPretoria, Gauteng
Student wingFront National Student Movement / Front Nasionaal Studente Beweging
Youth wingFront Nationaal Jeug / Front National Youth
IdeologyAfrikaner nationalism
Cultural conservatism
Volkstaat
Political positionFar-right
International affiliationWorld National-Conservative Movement
Colours   
Red, white and blue
SloganJou stem bepaal jou toekoms en die van jou kinders
National Assembly seats
0 / 400

Front National (Afrikaans: Front Nasionaal, FN) was a South African far-right political party formed in late 2013 as a successor to the Federale Vryheidsparty [af].[1] The party promoted secession and Afrikaner nationalism. Front National strikes no distinction between English-speaking Whites and Afrikaners in South Africa.[2] The party reformed in January 2020 as the Afrikaner Self-determination Party.[3]

Land claim

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See also: Boer Republics § 2014 land claim

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.[4][5][6]

Activism

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Clive Derby-Lewis

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Front National advocated the release of Clive Derby-Lewis, who by 2015 was the oldest prisoner in the South African Correctional Services at the age of 79. He had been behind bars since 1993. Derby-Lewis made various bids for parole from June 2010, when he was diagnosed with lung cancer.[7] 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.[8] It had been the stance of Front National that there was political interference with his parole application.[9][10]

The party approached the United Nations Commission on Human Rights over the handling of Derby-Lewis's medical parole application.[11]

Derby-Lewis was released in June 2015, and died in November 2016.[12]

South African Human Rights Commission

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On 14 January 2016 the party declared intentions to make a complaint against Democratic Alliance Leader Mmusi Maimane with the South African Human Rights Commission concerning remarks he made on Twitter stating "I am angry when I go shopping at certain shops – white people are shopping and black people are working.”[13][14]

On 24 January 2019, Willie Cloete, the leader, and a number of followers of the National Conservative Party joined Front National.

Affiliation

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Front National has civil affiliations with Boere Krisis Aksie (BKA),[15] 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".[16]

Front National has media affiliations with South Africa Today (SAT).

Elections

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The party contested the 2014 general election in the national ballot and the provincial ballot for Gauteng.[17] and the 2019 election on the national ballot only, failing to win any seats on either occasion.

Parliament

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National Assembly
Election year # of
overall votes 		% of
overall vote 		# of
overall seats won 		+/–
2014 5,138 0.03%
0 / 400
 –
2019 7,144 0.04%
0 / 400
 Steady ±0

Provincial ballot

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Election Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North-West Northern Cape Western Cape
% Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
2014[18] – – – – 0.05% 0/73 – – – – – – – - – – – –

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Legal Notice No 37064". Government Gazette. 581 C. 29 November 2013.
  2. ^ "FNSA Beleid: PROGRAM VAN BEGINSELS - Punt 3.1". Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Die party, Front Nasionaal, verander sy naam na Afrikaner Selfbeskikkingparty – Rosestad". rosestad.co.za. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Land restitution bill passed after heated debate". News24. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Front Nasionaal hands in massive land claim". SABC Digital News. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Urgent court hearing for Derby Lewis medical parole".
  8. ^ Sarah, Evans. "Clive Derby-Lewis attacked in prison". M&G.
  9. ^ ""Laat Derby-Lewis vry" / "Release Derby-Lewis"". eNCAnews. 15 April 2014.
  10. ^ Maleka, Malesela. "SACP TO OPPOSE THE PAROLE APPLICATION OF CLIVE DERBY - LEWIS". SACP.
  11. ^ "Front National takes Derby-Lewis case to UN". SAPA. 24 September 2014.
  12. ^ "BREAKING: Clive Derby-Lewis dies". News24. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Blatant black-racist tweet repeated by Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane (pagegrab)". Farmitracker.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Front National charges DA Leader with racism – asks HRC to investigate".
  15. ^ "BKA: Tab". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Boere Krisis Aksie (B.K.A.)". Facebook.
  17. ^ "Parties contesting the 2014 National and Provincial Elections". IEC. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  18. ^ "2014 National and Provincial Elections – Results". IEC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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