Ubuntu Party
Ubuntu Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Michael Tellinger |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Dissolved | c. 2020 |
| Ideology | Ubuntu |
| Website | |
| www.ubuntuparty.org.za | |
The Ubuntu Party was a minor South African political party founded in 2012 by author and songwriter Michael Tellinger.[1] Based on the principles of Ubuntu Contributionism, the party espouses Tellinger's pseudolegal ideas.[2]
The party aimed to introduce 100% employment by closing down the South African Reserve Bank and replacing it with a people's bank that will grant interest-free home-loans, fund massive public works, and provide free electricity as Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility, is owned by the people of South Africa.[3] They also plan to eliminate the necessity for government altogether.
The party took part in the 2014 General Election at a national level.[4] Second on their list of candidates was Stephen Goodson,[4][5] leader of the Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party, a former director of the South African Reserve Bank and controversial for his holocaust denial.[6]
In a 2020 social media post, the party noted it was no longer active in politics and had not contested an election since 2016.[7]
National elections
[edit]| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[8] | 8,234 | 0.04% | 0 |
Municipal elections
[edit]| Election | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016[9] | 2,752 | 0.01% |
References
[edit]- ^ "About".
- ^ Netolitzky, Donald J. (3 May 2018). "A Pathogen Astride the Minds of Men: The Epidemiological History of Pseudolaw". Centre d’expertise et de formation sur les intégrismes religieux et la radicalisation (CEFIR). SSRN 3177472. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Tellinger, Michael. "FREE Electricity For The People - UBUNTU Party".
- ^ a b "Electoral Commission : Parties contesting the 2014 National and Provincial Elections". www.elections.org.za.
- ^ Ubuntu Party (UBUNTU) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, South African Broadcasting Corporation, January 18, 2014.
- ^ Reserve Bank director’s comments draw fire by Zara Nicholson, Independent Online, April 23, 2012.
- ^ "Please note that the UBUNTU Party is no longer active in politics". Facebook. 1 August 2020.
- ^ "2014 National and Provincial Elections Results - 2014 National and Provincial Election Results". IEC. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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