African Renaissance Unity Party
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 | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Bryce Mthimkhulu |
| Founded | 2018 |
| National Assembly seats | 0 / 400 |
| Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430 |
| Website | |
| www | |
At its launch, the party promised to reduce unemployment by 70%, double pensions and provide free tertiary education.
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).
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 | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References
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