Ubuntu Party
Ubuntu Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Michael Tellinger |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Website | |
| www.ubuntuparty.org.za | |
The Ubuntu Party is a South African political party founded by the author and songwriter Michael Tellinger[1] based on the principles of Ubuntu Contributionism. The party aims to introduce 100% employment by closing down the South African Reserve Bank and replacing it with a People's Bank that will grant interest-free homeloans and fund massive public works campaign, as well as to provide free electricity as Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility, is owned by the people of South Africa.[2] They also plan to eliminate the necessity for government altogether.
The party took part in the 2014 General Election at a national level.[3] Second on their list of candidates was Stephen Goodson,[3][4] leader of the Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party, a former director of the South African Reserve Bank and controversial for his holocaust denial.[5]
National elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[6] | 8,234 | 0.04% | 0 |
Municipal elections
| Election | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016[7] | 2,752 | 0.01% |
References
- ↑ http://www.ubuntuparty.org.za/p/about.html
- ↑ http://www.ubuntuparty.org.za/2014/04/free-electricity-for-people-ubuntu-party.html
- 1 2 http://www.elections.org.za/content/Elections/Candidate-lists/Parties-contesting-the-2014-National-and-Provincial-Elections/
- ↑ Ubuntu Party (UBUNTU), South African Broadcasting Corporation, January 18, 2014.
- ↑ Reserve Bank director’s comments draw fire by Zara Nicholson, Independent Online, April 23, 2012.
- ↑ "2014 National and Provincial Elections Results - 2014 National and Provincial Election Results". IEC. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 August 2016.