The Africa Restoration Alliance (ARA) is a South African nationalist political party founded in December 2020 by the former African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) national executive committee chairperson, Jerome Swartz. Swartz cited bribery and corruption in his former party as the reason for leaving.[1]
Africa Restoration Alliance | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Jerome Swartz |
| Split from | African Christian Democratic Party |
| National Assembly seats | 0 / 400 |
| Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430 |
| Cape Town City Council | 2 / 231 |
| Website | |
| ara-sa | |
In April 2021, the party protested in support of Beatrice Adams, whose child was murdered by a previously convicted rapist who had received parole. Among the party members protesting was Zephany Nurse, who was snatched from Groote Schuur Hospital when she was two days old.[2]
In July 2021, in the runup to the 2021 South African municipal elections, the party was accused by both the ACDP and a Democratic Alliance councillor of pasting their campaign posters over boards belonging to their respective parties.[3]
Election results
editNational Assembly elections
edit| Election | Party leader | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jerome Swartz | 11,108 | 0.07%[a] | 0 / 400
|
New | Extra-parliamentary |
- ^ From 2024, seats in the National Assembly are determined by a combination of the national ballot, and the nine regional ballots. Only the national ballot figures are shown here.
Provincial elections
edit| 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 | |
| 2024 | 0.03 | 0/80 | 0.02 | 0/80 | 0.02 | 0/51 | 0.06 | 0/38 | 0.12 | 0/30 | 0.42 | 0/42 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ex-ACDP chair launches new political party". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Judge wants to find out why Fortune was paroled". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Newly formed party in a battle over posters". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "NPE Results Dashboard 2024". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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