Herstigte Nasionale Party

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The Herstigte Nasionale Party was a far-right, pro-apartheid Afrikaner nationalist political party in South Africa that broke away from the ruling National Party in the late 1960s.

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instanceOf Afrikaner nationalist party
political party
pro-apartheid party
abbreviation HNP NERFINISHED
color blue
orange
white
country South Africa
electoralPerformance never became a major parliamentary force
ethnicFocus Afrikaners NERFINISHED
foundedBy Albert Hertzog NERFINISHED
Jaap Marais NERFINISHED
Louis Stofberg NERFINISHED
Willie Marais NERFINISHED
historicalContext apartheid era in South Africa
ideology Afrikaner nationalism
apartheid
white nationalism
inception 1969
languageOfPolitics Afrikaans
nameInAfrikaans Herstigte Nasionale Party NERFINISHED
nameInEnglish Reconstituted National Party NERFINISHED
opposed National Party (South Africa) NERFINISHED
power-sharing with non-whites
racial integration
reforms of Prime Minister B. J. Vorster
politicalActivity parliamentary elections in South Africa
politicalGoal maintenance of strict racial segregation
preservation of white minority rule in South Africa
politicalPosition far-right
politicalSpectrum right-wing Afrikaner nationalism
region Orange Free State NERFINISHED
Transvaal NERFINISHED
separatedFrom National Party (South Africa) NERFINISHED
splitReason opposition to National Party reforms
opposition to perceived liberalisation of apartheid
status minor party
supported Afrikaner self-determination
continued apartheid system
timePeriod late 20th century
voterBase conservative Afrikaner voters

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South African general election, 1987 oppositionParty Herstigte Nasionale Party