Abstract
Of all the major players in South African politics between 1994 and 2004, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) had been the most ethnically and regionally based, receiving over 90 percent of its support from one ethnic group, the Zulu, and locating virtually all its support within the confines of one province, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). During the first decade of democracy, the IFP attempted to shed the party’s exclusive Zulu appeal and to build a national following based on social and economic conservatism. Whether or not the IFP succeeded (the party still derives most of its support from Zulus), the mere fact that party genuinely attempted to become a national, nonethnic organization is important and reflects the dynamics of the political system.KeywordsProvincial GovernmentElection CampaignLocal ElectionNational RepresentationAfrican National CongressThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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