African People's Movement | |
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Founder | Vikizitha Mlotshwa |
Founded | 15 April 2021 |
Split from | National Freedom Party |
Ideology | Progressivism Ubuntu Pan-Africanism |
National Assembly seats | 0 / 400 |
Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430 |
Website | |
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The African People's Movement (APEMO) is a South African political party formed by Vikizitha Mlotshwa, former chairperson of the National Freedom Party (NFP). [1]
The party was noted for calling for the support of dagga farming as a means for rural women to support themselves. [2]
Election | Party leader | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
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2024 | Vikizitha Mlotshwa | 4,601 | 0.03% [a] | 0 / 400 | New | Extra-parliamentary |
Election [3] | Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | Kwazulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North-West | Northern Cape | Western Cape | |||||||||
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% | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
2024 | 0.12 | 0/80 |
The party won six seats in the 2021 local government election in Okhahlamba, with Mlotshwa being elected mayor with the support of the African National Congress (ANC) and NFP. [4] [5]