United Congress (South Africa)

United Congress
Secretary-General	Nolitha Zoki
Founder	Mluleki George
Founded	2013
Ideology	Socialism
Colours	Emerald Green
National Assembly seats	0 / 400
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The United Congress is a South African political party formed by Mluleki George in December 2013. George left the Congress of the People (COPE), accusing its leader Mosiuoa Lekota of not ruling the party properly.^[1]^[2]

The party formed 13 branches in Mbhashe, and registered to contest a number of by-elections in the area, held in January 2014.^[2]^[3] The party failed to win a seat, with a best of 6% in one ward, while in another ward the party failed to attract a single vote.^[4]

Election results

National elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats
2014^[5]	3,136	0.02%	0

Provincial elections

Election	Eastern Cape		Free State		Gauteng		Kwazulu-Natal		Limpopo		Mpumalanga		North-West		Northern Cape		Western Cape
Election
%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats
2014^[5]	0.06%	0/63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

References

↑ http://samzansii.co.za/newly-launched-party-aims-elections/
1 2 http://www.dispatch.co.za/news/new-party-forms-from-cope-split/
↑ http://www.elections.org.za/content/About-Us/News/Candidates-contesting-the-municipal-by-elections-scheduled-for-29-January-2014/
↑ Paul Berkowitz (30 January 2014). "January by-elections: The DA’s pain is the ANC’s gain". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
1 2 "2014 National and Provincial Elections Results - 2014 National and Provincial Election Results". IEC. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

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