The Alliance of Citizens for Change (ACC) is a South African political party founded by expelled Democratic Alliance member and former speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, Masizole Mnqasela, in July 2023.
Alliance of Citizens for Change | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ACC |
| Leader | Masizole Mnqasela |
| Founder | Masizole Mnqasela |
| Founded | 15 July 2023 |
| Split from | Democratic Alliance |
| Slogan | The change we all need |
| National Assembly seats | 0 / 400
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| Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430
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| Website | |
| accforchange | |
Formation
editMasizole Mnqasela was a member of the Democratic Alliance for more than two decades and served in various positions, including as the Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. He was expelled from the DA in November 2022 for making disparaging remarks about the party amid him facing allegations of fraud. [1] In June 2023, he announced that he was joining a new civil movement.[2]
On 15 July 2023, Mnqasela announced the formation of the Alliance of Citizens for Change at the Rocklands Civic Centre in Mitchells Plain.[3][4]
In August 2023, the councillor for ward 7 of the Swartland Local Municipality, Basil Stanley, joined the party.[5]
Policies
editThe party focuses on social justice, and is in favour of the restoration of the death penalty.[6]
Election results
editNational Assembly elections
edit| Election | Party leader | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Masizole Mnqasela | 9,336 | 0.06%[a] | 0 / 400
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New | Extra-parliamentary |
- ^ From 2024, seats in the National Assembly are determined by a combination of the national ballot, and the nine regional ballots. Only the national ballot figures are shown here.
Provincial elections
edit| Election[7] | Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | Kwazulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North-West | Northern Cape | Western Cape | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| 2024 | 0.08 | 0/73 | 0.04 | 0/80 | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "DA Western Cape terminates Masizole Mnqasela's membership - eNCA". www.enca.com. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ Charles, Marvin. "Mnqasela to join civil movement after leaving DA on bitter terms". News24. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ Felix, Jason. "'We need real change now': Ousted DA leader Masizole Mnqasela launches his new party in Cape Town". News24. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Purple opposition eater? There's a new political party on the block and it promises loyalty". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ Siyo, Athandile (31 August 2023). "DA councillor joins Mnqasela's newly formed ACC". Independent Online. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ Poonah, Vanessa. "ACC launches election manifesto with focus on social justice". News24. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "NPE Results Dashboard 2024". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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