Inkatha Freedom Party facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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President | Ziyaad |
Founder | Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
Founded | 21 March 1975 |
Headquarters | 2 Durban Club Place, Durban |
Student wing | South African Democratic Students Movement |
Ideology | Federalism Conservatism Zulu minority's interests |
Political position | Right-wing |
Colours | Red |
National Assembly seats |
10 / 400
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NCOP seats |
2 / 90
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Party flag | |
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it has been led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa, having lost almost half its seats and votes in the 2014 general election and yielding third place to the newly formed Economic Freedom Fighters.
Policies
Policy proposals of the IFP include:
- Devolution of power to provincial governments
- Introduction of a parliamentary - instead of presidential - system of government
- Liberalisation of trade
- Lower income taxes
- More flexible labour laws
- Autonomy for traditional African communities and their leaders
- Allowing traditional authorities to exercise local government functions
- Opposing the notion that tribalism is inherently regressive and antithetic to development and progress.
Images for kids
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi, inaugural president and the party's current parliamentary leader
See also
In Spanish: Inkatha para niños
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