African Covenant

African Covenant (ACO) is a conservative religious South African political party formed in 2018 by Convy Baloyi.

African Covenant
FounderDr Convy Baloyi
FoundedMarch 2018
IdeologyConservatism
Christian right
Social conservatism
Political positionRight-wing
National Assembly seats
0 / 400
Provincial Legislatures
0 / 430
Website
www.acoparty.co.za

The party is proposing the return of the death penalty for murder and abortion, and wishes to overturn the legalisation of same-sex marriage in South Africa, describing marriage as an institution uniting "one man and one woman".[1]

Baloyi believes that with supernatural aid African Covenant will be the ruling party after the 2019 general election.[2]

The party failed to win a seat.

References

  1. Davis, Rebecca. "2019 ELECTIONS: The crib-sheet to the political parties contesting the 2019 polls, Part One". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. "New year, new Christian voting options". gatewaynews.co.za. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  3. "Results Dashboard". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
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