African Covenant (ACO) is a conservative religious South African political party formed in 2018 by Convy Baloyi.
African Covenant | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dr Convy Baloyi |
| Founded | March 2018 |
| Ideology | Conservatism Christian right Social conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National Assembly seats | 0 / 400 |
| Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The party is proposing the return of the death penalty for murder and abortion, and wishes to overturn the legalisation of same-sex marriage in South Africa, describing marriage as an institution uniting "one man and one woman".[1]
Baloyi stated that with supernatural aid African Covenant would be the ruling party after the 2019 general election.[2]
The party failed to win a seat.
National elections edit
| Election | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7,019 | 0.04% | 0 / 400
|
– | extraparliamentary |
Provincial elections edit
| Election[3] | 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 | 0.03% | 0/63 | 0.04% | 0/30 | 0.06% | 0/73 | 0.03% | 0/80 | 0.05% | 0/49 | 0.04% | 0/30 | 0.05% | 0/33 | 0.05% | 0/30 | 0.05% | 0/42 |
References edit
- ^ Davis, Rebecca (21 March 2019). "2019 ELECTIONS: The crib-sheet to the political parties contesting the 2019 polls, Part One". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "New year, new Christian voting options". gatewaynews.co.za. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Results Dashboard". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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