The Organic Humanity Movement (OHM) is a South African political party founded by Lauren Evanthia Bernardo at the end of 2017, after three years of involvement in politics and local government.
The party focuses on individual liberties and intends to change the constitution to abolish political parties, permitting only individuals to stand, each paying their own election deposit and collecting the required number of signatures. It encourages gun ownership, describing attempts to reduce guns as "in line with the United Nations
Agenda 21
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". It is supportive of homeschooling, and is against the state teaching of sexuality and gender.
[https://www.ohm.org.za/gallery/BELA%20Bill,%20CSE%20and%20ECE.pdf] It describes itself as supportive of parents and says that "The minister of Basic Education declared war on our children when she said that children are a government’s responsibility. We need to ready ourselves for the biggest battle this country has ever seen."
Election results
National Assembly elections
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2024
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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Municipal elections
The party contested the
2021 South African municipal elections
The 2021 South African municipal elections were held on 1 November 2021, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. It is the sixth municipal election held in South Afric ...
, failing to win a seat.
The party has also contested a number of by-elections, failing to win a seat.
References
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Political parties in South Africa
2017 establishments in South Africa
category:Right-libertarianism