Abantu Batho Congress | |
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| Abbreviation | ABC |
| President | Philani Mavundla |
| Deputy President | Makhosi Khoza |
| Founded | 8 January 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-08)[1] |
| Split from | National Freedom Party |
| Ideology | Zulu nationalism Pan-Africanism Monarchism |
| eThekwini Metropolitan Council |
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| https://abantubatho.org/ | |
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Abantu Batho Congress (ABC) is a South African political party established by businessman, Philani 'PG' Mavundla.[2]
The party describes itself as an Afrocentric, Pan-Africanist and womanist revolutionary movement.
In January 2021, former Economic Freedom Fighters Gauteng leader Mandisa Mashego joined the new party.
The party contested the 2021 South African municipal elections, targeting Durban and the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.[3][4]
As of late, the Abantu Batho Congress has also come out in support of an independent Zulu state.[5]
| Election | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
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| 2024 | 5,531 | [Note 1]0.03% |
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| Election[6] | 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 | 0.07 | 0/30 | 0.09 | 0/80 | ||||||||||||||
In the 2021 municipal elections, the party won 25 seats, 23 in Kwazulu-Natal, and two in Limpopo.[7]
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
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| 2021[8] | 109,457 | 0.36% | 25 |
