Spectrum National Party
{{short description|Political party from South Africa}}
{{distinguish||text=the Scottish National Party (SNP)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
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| president = Christopher Claasen
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| founder = Christopher Claasen
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| founded = 2019
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| national = Multi-Party Charter (MPC)
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| seats1_title = National Assembly
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| seats3_title = Provincial Legislatures
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| website = {{URL|https://www.spectrumnationalparty.co.za/}}
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| country = South Africa
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The Spectrum National Party (SNP) is a South African political party founded in 2019 by Christopher Claasen, a businessman and pastor.{{Cite web |last=Githahu |first=Mwangi |title=Cape businessman launches new political party |url=https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/cape-businessman-launches-new-political-party-ebcaf6aa-ec56-4dab-86d9-982ab8529ecc |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=IOL |language=en}}
The party failed to garner the minimum number of signatures required by the Independent Electoral Commission and will not be contesting the 2024 South African general election.{{Cite web |last=Felix |first=Jason |title=Elections 2024: Two MPC political parties fail to get required signatures, won't contest polls |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/politics/political-parties/elections-2024-two-mpc-political-parties-fail-to-get-required-signatures-wont-contest-polls-20240315 |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}
Electoral performance
=Municipal elections=
The party contested the 2021 South African municipal elections, failing to win any council seats.
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! 2021{{cite web | url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/1091/Detailed%20Results/National.pdf | title=Local Government Elections 2021 Results Summary - All Ballots | publisher=elections.org.za | access-date=4 December 2023}}
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Political beliefs
The party supports what it calls an "Equal Race Governance Policy", which allocates 25% representation to each of the four apartheid groupings (Blacks, Whites, Indians and Coloureds).{{Cite web |last=Hogg |first=Alec |date=2023-09-01 |title=Spectrum’s ‘divinely inspired’ contribution to ejecting ANC in 2024 |url=https://www.biznews.com/interviews/2023/09/01/spectrums-ejecting-anc-2024 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=BizNews.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Goba |first=Thabiso |title=Spectrum National Party says SA cannot be fixed if ruled by 'one-race policies' |url=https://ewn.co.za/2023/08/16/spectrum-national-party-says-sa-cannot-be-fixed-if-ruled-by-one-race-policies |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=ewn.co.za |language=en}}
In August 2023, the party was one of the seven founding members of the Multi-Party Charter.{{Cite web |last=Masungwini |first=Norman |title=Birth of the Multi-Party Charter: Here is what they have agreed on thus far |url=https://www.news24.com/citypress/politics/birth-of-the-multi-party-charter-here-is-what-they-have-agreed-thus-far-20230817 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=City Press |language=en-US}}
References
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{{South Africa political parties}}
Category:2019 establishments in South Africa