South African election results

Title

South African election results

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

7 Sep 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:57

Description

David O’Sullivan reports from South Africa on the re-election of President F.W. de Klerk’s National Party with a much reduced majority in the country’s 1989 General Election. The right-wing Conservative Party remains the official opposition, but a proportionally bigger surge in support was achieved by the Democratic Party. The election was held against a backdrop of police violence against anti-apartheid protesters. Includes comments by F.W. de Klerk; Zach de Beer, Democratic Party.

Contributors

David O’Sullivan; F. W. de Klerk; Zach de Beer

Keywords

Elections; South Africa; Apartheid; Political parties; Heads of state; Presidents; Conservative Party (South Africa); National Party (South Africa); F. W. De Klerk; Democratic Party (South Africa)

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