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PartyHistorical period · 1948–1994Apartheid South Africa

National Party (apartheid era)

Governing party of South Africa from 1948 to 1994, an Afrikaner nationalism that instituted apartheid: legal racial segregation, white-minority rule, anticommunism and violent repression of the Black opposition.

Predominant spectrum
Far-Right
Closest ideology
Authoritarian Conservatism
Closest personality
Wilhelm II of Germany

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal26%
    Unitary74%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy16%
    Autocracy84%
  • Power

    Very strong · Security
    Security90%
    Liberty10%
  • Immigration

    Very strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation92%
    Multiculturalism8%
  • Diplomacy

    Very strong · Militarist
    Militarist91%
    Pacifist9%
  • Intervention

    Very strong · Nationalist
    Non-interventionist11%
    Nationalist89%
  • Economy

    Balanced
    Public47%
    Private53%
  • Control

    Leaning · Planning
    Planning65%
    Free market35%
  • Trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism80%
    Globalism20%
  • Religion

    Very strong · Religious
    Irreligious3%
    Religious97%
  • Morality

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive2%
    Traditionalist98%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology71%
    Biology29%

What sets National Party (apartheid era) apart

Most unusual position

Representation

Leans further toward autocracy than 81% of the 165 parties and organizations in the catalog.

Party median 68National Party (apartheid era) 16

Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Control

On Control, it sits practically at the catalog median.

Party median 65National Party (apartheid era) 65

Here it shares common ground with most parties and organizations.