The Conservative Party decides on talks with National Party and expel a member

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The Conservative Party (CP) caucus agreed to hold talks with the National Party (NP) on setting up a White state (volkstaat). The caucus expelled a Member of Parliament, Koos van der Merwe, because he did not adhere to party discipline. Van der Merwe advocated immediate participation in the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), and was not an advocate of the volkstaat idea but rather of federalism within a unitary state. The party disapproved of his attack on its leader Dr Andries Treurnicht.

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02O'Malley, P., '1992', from Nelson Mandela Centre for Memory, [online], Available at www.nelsonmandela.org [Accessed: 29 April 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The Conservative Party decides on talks with National Party and expel a member. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013022

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