People's Revolutionary Movement (South Africa)

{{short description|Political party in South Africa}}

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

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| logo = Peoples Revolutionary Movement logo.svg

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| president = Nhlanhla Buthelezi

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| spokesperson = Thembelani Ngubane

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| founded = {{Start date|2016|11|06|df=y}}{{cite web|last1=Majola|first1=Nokulunga|url=https://www.dailysun.co.za/News/National/new-party-against-same-sex-love-20161108|title=NEW PARTY AGAINST SAME SEX LOVE!|publisher=dailysun.co.za|date=8 November 2016|accessdate=17 February 2019}}

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| headquarters = Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

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| ideology = {{Nowrap|Social conservatism
National conservatism{{cite web|url=http://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/prm-launches-manifesto-in-kzn/|title=PRM launches manifesto in KZN|publisher=sabcnews.com|date=17 February 2019|accessdate=17 February 2019}}
Christian right
Economic nationalism{{cite web|last1=Hans|first1=Bongani|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/gay-community-stands-up-to-prm-party-19316579|title=Gay community stands up to PRM party|publisher=iol.co.za|date=15 February 2019|accessdate=17 February 2019}}
Anti-capitalism
Populism
Anti-LGBT{{cite web|last1=Igual|first1=Roberto|url=https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/02/15/homophobic-kwazulu-natal-party-to-contest-elections/|title=Homophobic KwaZulu-Natal party to contest elections|publisher=mambaonline.com|date=15 February 2019|accessdate=17 February 2019}}}}

| position = Economics: Left-wing
Social: Right-wing

| religion = Christianity

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| seats2_title = Provincial Legislatures

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| website = [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Politician/Peoples-Revolutionary-Movement-1001794769881802/ Facebook Official Page]
[https://prmcoza.wordpress.com/ Wordpress Official Page]

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The People's Revolutionary Movement (PRM) is a South African political party founded in November 2016 by former African National Congress councillor Nhlanhla Buthelezi in the KwaZulu-Natal province, and is known for its socially conservative views (particularly on LGBT rights).

The party contested the 2019 national and provincial elections, failing to win any seats.

Election results

=National elections=

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! Election

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! Share of vote

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! Government

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! 2019

| 2,844

| 0.02%

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| {{no|extraparliamentary}}

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=Provincial elections=

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! rowspan=2 | Election{{Cite web |url=https://www.elections.org.za/NPEDashboard/app/dashboard.html |title=Results Dashboard| website=www.elections.org.za |access-date=2019-05-11}}

! 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

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! 2019

| 0.02% || 0/63

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| 0.07% || 0/80

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