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The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) was formed in December 1993 with the aim of representing South African Christians in parliament.

The ACDP was the only party in the National Assembly that voted against the adoption of the Constitution in 1994, citing moral and Biblical objections to some of the document’s clauses.

According to its 2009 election manifesto, the ACDP stands for “Christian principles, freedom of religion, a free-market economy, family values, community empowerment and human rights in a federal system”.

The ACDP and the Freedom Front Plus were the only parties unaffected by the September 2005 floor-crossing period.

In June 2013, party leader Kenneth Meshoe announced that he would be leaving parliament to focus on building his party ahead of the 2014 elections but would remain its leader.

Meshoe at the time assured voters that he would return after the 2014 poll “with an army”.

On the national level, in the 1994 elections, the party secured two seats in the National Assembly, six seats and seven in respectively in the 1999 and 2004 polls, three seats in both 2009 and 2014. In the 2019 general elections, it secured 146 262 votes (0.84%).

In the last municipal elections in 2016, the party was credited with 0.4% of the votes, down from 1,6% scored in 2000 and 2006 respectively.

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YouTube Video UEx5eGtCRllNczF2d25DOEVkU2pBUFdyTGVLeTRTeDFnTy5GMUM0MTUwRjlFRDdBRDA0 An IEC official who has been charged with contravention of the Electoral Act will today appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates' Court. Musawenkosi Mnikathi, an IEC area manager in uMsunduzi during the May 29th general elections, is accused of moving voting materials without a police escort as required. The case was opened by the MK Party. Mlondi Radabe is our reporter on the ground. Let's go to him for the latest. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
2024 Elections | IEC official in court for moving voting material
July 2, 2024 11:44 am
An IEC official who has been charged with contravention of the Electoral Act will today appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates' Court. Musawenkosi Mnikathi, an IEC area manager in uMsunduzi during the May 29th general elections, is accused of moving voting materials without a police escort as required. The case was opened by the MK Party. Mlondi Radabe is our reporter on the ground. Let's go to him for the latest. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.

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YouTube Video UEx5eGtCRllNczF2d25DOEVkU2pBUFdyTGVLeTRTeDFnTy5GMUM0MTUwRjlFRDdBRDA0

2024 Elections | IEC official in court for moving voting material

SABC News July 2, 2024 11:44 am

The Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley in the Northern Cape has called on political parties to remove their elections posters following May's polls or face a fine. It's been more than a month since the elections were concluded and not all parties have removed all their election material. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.

The Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley in the Northern Cape has called on political parties to remove their elections posters following May's polls or face a fine.

It's been more than a month since the elections were concluded and not all parties have removed all their election material.

For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.

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2024 Elections | Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley urges parties to remove election posters

SABC News July 1, 2024 3:49 pm

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party picketed outside the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court in KwaZulu-Natal. This is in relation to the court appearance of the Electoral Commission's area manager in Pietermaritzburg, who is suspected of tampering with ballot papers in the recent elections. Earlier this month, the party announced that it would approach an international court over the alleged rigging of last month's elections. MK leader in the Moses Mabhida region Reggie Ngcobo says there are other outstanding cases that are not on a court roll. Ngcobo says the party is continuing its fight to challenge the outcome of the national and provincial elections. Let's now bring in Legal analyst Reitumetse Phiri, who joins us via video link. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.

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2024 Election Results | MK Party challenges IEC in court: Reitumetse Phiri

SABC News June 26, 2024 2:55 pm

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