Global InformationPatriotic Alliance information
Patriotic Alliance | |
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| President | Gayton McKenzie |
| Chairperson | Marlon Daniels |
| Secretary-General | Chinelle Stevens |
| Deputy President | Kenny Kunene |
| Founded | 15 November 2013 |
| Political position | Far-right (self-proclaimed)[1] |
| Colours | Black Blue Brown Green Red Yellow White |
| Slogan | Ons Baiza NIE/ The last Hope |
| National Assembly seats | 0 / 400 |
| Website | |
| https://votepa.org.za/ | |
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The Patriotic Alliance (PA) is a South African political party, formed in November 2013 by, among others, businessman Gayton McKenzie,[2] and by socialite Kenny Kunene, a former English teacher turned businessman.[2][3][4][5]
The party at its announcement stated that it intended to contest the 2014 national and provincial elections in South Africa, with a particular focus on the Western Cape province, although it would also attempt to have a particular presence in the Free State, Gauteng, Northern Cape and North West. On March 12, 2013 the party paid deposit fees to the Independent Electoral Commission to contest nationally and in four provinces on May 7, 2014.[6] The party has described itself as a credible alternative to both the Democratic Alliance (DA), which is the ruling party in the Western Cape, and the African National Congress, which governs the rest of the country.[7][8] These parties have each, in turn, dismissed the PA as a credible threat and have said that in their view the party would disappear from the political landscape and not make a "significant contribution to the political discourse", which had proven to be the case with "smaller parties" in South Africa's past.[9]
The party fared relatively poorly in its first national and provincial elections in 2014, garnering 0,07% of the national vote, with its best showing 0,4% in the Western Cape. The party had hoped to force a coalition in the Western Cape,[10] but the DA's share of the vote in fact grew after the election.[11]
The PA gained its first elected representatives in the 2016 municipal elections. Although the party only received 0.06% of the national vote, it picked up seats in the metropolitan municipalities of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Bay, Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni, aided in part by the low threshold for representation in these councils. It also picked up a seat in Tokologo Local Municipality with a strong 10% of the vote.
The party made a breakthrough in the 2021 municipal elections, with big gains in the Western Cape and some wards in Gauteng. It currently has 85 Council seats.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Gayton McKenzie (Patriotic Alliance)". Morning Shot. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ a b Dolley, Caryn (30 August 2021). "ROAD TO LOCAL ELECTIONS: What do a gangster, a pastor and sushi have in common? The Patriotic Alliance". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Kenny Kunene registers Patriotic Alliance Party with IEC". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Patriotic Alliance founder says criminal record should not affect voters". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Khumalo, Juniour. "Patriotic Alliance's Gayton McKenzie accused of lies, deceit by residents of his former home town". News24. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "'Sushi King' hands in candidate list". News24. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Patriotic Alliance aims to unseat DA". IOL News. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Ackroyd, Bianca. "Kunene launches party, targets voters". enca.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Patriotic Alliance 'of little significance' in Western Cape". bdlive.co.za. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Patriotic Alliance News: PA's post-election plans". Patriotic Alliance News. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "South Africa election results 2014". timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 16 June 2018.