People's Movement for Change (South Africa) explained

People's Movement for Change
President:	Marius Fransman
Country:	South Africa
Ideology:	Progressivism
Seats1 Title:	National Assembly seats

The People's Movement for Change (PMC) is a South African political party formed in November 2023 by Marius Fransman, former Deputy of International Foreign Affairs and former Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in Western Cape.^{[1] [2]}

In February 2024, former Mayor of Cape Town for the Democratic Alliance (DA), Dan Plato, joined the party.^[3]

Election results

National Assembly elections

|-! Election! Party leader! National votes! Share of vote! Seats ! +/–! Government|-! 2024| Marius Fransman| 5,539| 0.03%| | New| |-|}

Provincial elections

! rowspan=2 | Election! 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| || | || | || | || | || | || | || | 0.05 || 0/30| 0.26 || 0/42|}

Municipal elections

The party contested its first municipal election in Theewaterskloof in February 2024, finishing sixth out of six parties, with 2% of the vote.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sinxo . Zolani . Fransman launches new political party . 2024-02-14 . IOL . en-US.
2. Web site: Vuso . Siphokazi . Former members of the PA gear up to launch new political movement . 2024-02-14 . IOL . en-US.
3. Web site: Charles . Marvin . Dan Plato ditches DA, joins Marius Fransman's new party . 2024-02-14 . News24 . en-US.
4. Web site: Sussman . Wayne . 2024-02-15 . MK party snatches votes from ANC in second Zululand scare . 2024-02-15 . Daily Maverick . en.