Hope4SA

{{short description|South African political party}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = #Hope4SA

| native_name =

| abbreviation = #HOPE4SA

| logo =

| colorcode = black

| founded = {{Start date and age|2024|01|10|df=y}}

| ideology = Christian right
Social conservatism

| split =

| website = https://www.hope4sa.org.za/

| country = South Africa

| leader1_title = President

| leader1_name = John Mathuhle

| leader2_title = Deputy President

| leader2_name = Rooies Strauss

| seats1_title =

| seats1 =

| religion = Christianity

}}

#Hope4SA is a South African political party established by John Mathuhle in Bloemfontein in January 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=New Party, #Hope4SA, Announces Plans To Contest Elections |url=https://gatewaynews.co.za/new-party-hope4sa-announces-plans-to-contest-elections/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=gatewaynews.co.za |language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web |last=Hofmeyer |first=Marina |date=2024-01-17 |title=New political party emerges to champion change and unity |url=https://joynews.co.za/new-political-party-emerges-to-champion-change-and-unity/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=JOY! News |language=en-US}}

#Hope4SA is a Christian political party, and is anti-abortion, against same-sex marriage, in favour of Christian religious education in state schools, and is pro-Israel.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.hope4sa.org.za/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.hope4sa.org.za}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-01 |title='Stop Killing Babies', Says #Hope4SA On Abortion Law Anniversary |url=https://gatewaynews.co.za/stop-killing-babies-says-hope4sa-on-abortion-law-anniversary/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=gatewaynews.co.za |language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/reel/7296078313746158 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.facebook.com}}{{Cite web |title=‘Reintroduce the Word of God in schools to counter demons’, says Hope4Sa |url=https://www.iol.co.za/sundayindependent/news/reintroduce-the-word-of-god-in-schools-to-counter-demons-says-hope4sa-7cdf6431-913f-4ead-a2a4-45526ce5f0fc |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=IOL}}

The party is an offshoot of Time2Rise, which describes itself as a movement, beyond the realm of party politics. Former Chief Justice of South Africa Mogoeng Mogoeng spoke at a Time2Rise event in 2023, stating that he would some day become South Africa's president, without contesting through an electoral process.{{Cite web |last=Bailie |first=Craig |date=2024-02-21 |title=The elections are our chance to redeem politics by voting for the collective good |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2024-02-21-the-elections-are-our-chance-to-redeem-politics-by-voting-for-the-collective-good/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}

Election results

The party stood candidates in the 2024 South African general election but did not win any seats.

= National Assembly elections =

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! Election

! Total votes

! Share of vote

! Seats

! +/–

! Government

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! 2024

| 27,206

| 0.17%{{efn|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.}}

| {{Composition bar|0|400|hex={{party color|Hope4SA}}}}

| New

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

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{{Notelist}}

= Provincial elections =

{{election table}}

! rowspan=2 | Election{{Cite web |title=NPE Results Dashboard 2024 |url=https://results.elections.org.za/dashboards/npe/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=results.elections.org.za}}

! colspan=2 | Eastern Cape

! colspan=2 | Free State

! colspan=2 | Gauteng

! colspan=2 | Kwazulu-Natal

! colspan=2 | Limpopo

! colspan=2 | Mpumalanga

! colspan=2 | North-West

! colspan=2 | Northern Cape

! colspan=2 | Western Cape

|-

! % !! Seats

! % !! Seats

! % !! Seats

! % !! Seats

! % !! Seats

! % !! Seats

! % !! Seats

! % !! Seats

! % !! Seats

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! 2024

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| 0.22 || 0/80

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| 0.44 || 0/30

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See also

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