Africa Restoration Alliance Explained

Africa Restoration Alliance
Leader:Jerome Swartz
Split:African Christian Democratic Party
Seats1 Title:National Assembly seats
Seats2 Title:Provincial Legislatures
Seats3 Title:Cape Town City Council
Country:South Africa

The Africa Restoration Alliance (ARA) is a South African nationalist political party founded in December 2020 by the former African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) national executive committee chairperson, Jerome Swartz. Swartz cited bribery and corruption in his former party as the reason for leaving.[1]

In April 2021, the party protested in support of Beatrice Adams, whose child was murdered by a previously convicted rapist who had received parole. Among the party members protesting was Zephany Nurse, who was snatched from Groote Schuur Hospital when she was two days old.[2]

In July 2021, in the runup to the 2021 South African municipal elections, the party was accused by both the ACDP and a Democratic Alliance councillor of pasting their campaign posters over boards belonging to their respective parties.[3]

Election results

National Assembly elections

|-! Election! Party leader! Total votes! Share of vote! Seats! +/–! Government|-! 2024| Jerome Swartz| 11,108| 0.07%| | New| |}

Provincial elections

! rowspan=2 | Election[4] ! colspan=2 | Eastern Cape! colspan=2 | Free State! colspan=2 | Gauteng! colspan=2 | Kwazulu-Natal! colspan=2 | Limpopo! colspan=2 | Mpumalanga! colspan=2 | North-West! colspan=2 | Northern Cape! colspan=2 | Western Cape|-! % !! Seats! % !! Seats! % !! Seats! % !! Seats! % !! Seats! % !! Seats! % !! Seats! % !! Seats! % !! Seats|-! 2024| || | || | 0.03 || 0/80| 0.02 || 0/80| || | 0.02 || 0/51| 0.06 || 0/38| 0.12 || 0/30| 0.42 || 0/42|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-ACDP chair launches new political party . 2021-07-28 . www.iol.co.za . en.
  2. Web site: Judge wants to find out why Fortune was paroled . 2021-07-28 . www.iol.co.za . en.
  3. Web site: Newly formed party in a battle over posters . 2021-07-28 . www.iol.co.za . en.
  4. Web site: NPE Results Dashboard 2024 . 2024-06-14 . results.elections.org.za.