Ubuntu Party

Ubuntu Party
Leader	Michael Tellinger
Founded	2012
Dissolved	c. 2020
Ideology	Ubuntu
Website
www.ubuntuparty.org.za
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The Ubuntu Party was a South African political party founded in 2012 by author and songwriter Michael Tellinger^[1] based on the principles of Ubuntu Contributionism.

The party aimed to introduce 100% employment by closing down the South African Reserve Bank and replacing it with a people's bank that will grant interest-free home-loans, fund massive public works, and provide free electricity as Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility, is owned by the people of South Africa.^[2] They also plan to eliminate the necessity for government altogether.

The party took part in the 2014 General Election at a national level.^[3] Second on their list of candidates was Stephen Goodson,^[3]^[4] leader of the Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party, a former director of the South African Reserve Bank and controversial for his holocaust denial.^[5]

In a 2020 social media post, the party noted it was no longer active in politics and had not contested an election since 2016.^[6]

National elections[]


Election	Votes	%	Seats
2014^[7]	8,234	0.04%	0

Municipal elections[]


Election	Votes	%
2016^[8]	2,752	0.01%

References[]

^ "About".
^ Tellinger, Michael. "FREE Electricity For The People - UBUNTU Party".
^ ^a ^b "Electoral Commission : Parties contesting the 2014 National and Provincial Elections". www.elections.org.za.
^ Ubuntu Party (UBUNTU) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, South African Broadcasting Corporation, January 18, 2014.
^ Reserve Bank director’s comments draw fire by Zara Nicholson, Independent Online, April 23, 2012.
^ "Please note that the UBUNTU Party is no longer active in politics". 1 August 2020.
^ "2014 National and Provincial Elections Results - 2014 National and Provincial Election Results". IEC. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

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