The Federal Alliance (Afrikaans: ''Federale Alliansie'') was a small
South Africa
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political party
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that contested the South African
general election in 1999. The party was led by business magnate
Louis Luyt
Louis Luyt (18 June 1932 – 1 February 2013) was a South African business tycoon and politician, and one-time rugby administrator.
Having been a rugby player as a young man, Luyt went on to become a businessman. He founded Triomf Fertiliser a ...
, and founded in 1998.
They later joined the
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and the
New National Party to form the
Democratic Alliance but eventually broke away. The party did not contest the
general election in 2004, instead fielding two candidates to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature on the DA's electoral lists. The FA gained these two seats in 2005 when the MPLs defected during the floor crossing window. This soured its relationship with the DA
and ended all co-operation between the two parties.
After contesting the 2006 municipal elections in Gauteng,
failing to win any seats, the FA instead joined the
Freedom Front Plus
The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus; af, Vryheidsfront Plus, ''VF Plus'') is a right-wing political party in South Africa that was formed (as the Freedom Front) in 1994. It is led by Pieter Groenewald. Its current stated policy positions include a ...
in 2007, with leader
Pieter Mulder and Luyt announcing the merger.
Election results
National elections
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1999
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, 86,704
, 0.54
, 2
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Municipal elections
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! Election
! Votes
! %
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!
2006
, 2,792
, 0.01%
, -
References
External links
Official site
Afrikaner organizations
Defunct political parties in South Africa
1998 establishments in South Africa
Political parties disestablished in 2007
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