Spectrum National Party Explained

Spectrum National Party
Colorcode:	blue
Abbreviation:	SNP
President:	Christopher Claasen
Founder:	Christopher Claasen
Founded:	2019
Legalized:	-->
Ideology:	Non-racialism
National:	Multi-Party Charter (MPC)
Seats1 Title:	National Assembly
Seats2 Title:	NCOP
Seats3 Title:	Provincial Legislatures
Seats15:	-->
Country:	South Africa

The Spectrum National Party (SNP) is a South African political party founded in 2019 by Christopher Claasen, a businessman and pastor.^[1]

The party failed to garner the minimum number of signatures required by the Independent Electoral Commission and will not be contesting the 2024 South African general election.^[2]

Electoral performance

Municipal elections

The party contested the 2021 South African municipal elections, failing to win any council seats.

|-! Election! Votes! %|-! 2021^[3] | 5,541| 0.02%|-|}

Political beliefs

The party supports what it calls an "Equal Race Governance Policy", which allocates 25% representation to each of the four apartheid groupings (Blacks, Whites, Indians and Coloureds).^{[4] [5]}

In August 2023, the party was one of the seven founding members of the Multi-Party Charter.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Githahu . Mwangi . Cape businessman launches new political party . 2023-12-04 . IOL . en.
2. Web site: Felix . Jason . Elections 2024: Two MPC political parties fail to get required signatures, won't contest polls . 2024-03-15 . News24 . en-US.
3. Web site: Local Government Elections 2021 Results Summary - All Ballots . elections.org.za . 4 December 2023.
4. Web site: Hogg . Alec . 2023-09-01 . Spectrum’s ‘divinely inspired’ contribution to ejecting ANC in 2024 . 2023-12-04 . BizNews.com . en-GB.
5. Web site: Goba . Thabiso . Spectrum National Party says SA cannot be fixed if ruled by 'one-race policies' . 2023-12-04 . ewn.co.za . en.
6. Web site: Masungwini . Norman . Birth of the Multi-Party Charter: Here is what they have agreed on thus far . 2023-12-04 . City Press . en-US.