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NNP federal council decides to disband the party

Date
9 Apr 2005
Updated
30 Sep 2019
NNP federal council decides to disband the party

At midnight on the evening of the final certification of results of the 2006 local government elections, the federal council of the New National Party agreed to disband the party. Of the13 members of the council, eight voted in favour of the motion, two disagreed and three abstained. The council decided to join the African National Congress (ANC) and fight all future elections under the banner of the ANC.

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  1. 01Piompo J.,Nijzink L.(2005), Electoral Politics in South Africa: Assessing the First Democratic Decade,(HSRC Press& Palgrave Mccmillan), p.184
  2. 02Pressly D.(20050,'NNP executive decides to disband',from the Mail& Guardian Online, 1 March,[online], Available at: mg.co.za [Accessed: 8 April 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). NNP federal council decides to disband the party. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013653

South African History Online (2011) 'NNP federal council decides to disband the party', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013653 (Accessed: 3 August 2026).

South African History Online, NNP federal council decides to disband the party [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013653, (accessed 3 August 2026).

"NNP federal council decides to disband the party." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013653. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "NNP federal council decides to disband the party." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013653.

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