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The New National Party (NNP) was a South African conservative political party formed when the National Party pulled out of the Government of National Unity with the African National Congress and decided to change its name in the process. The name change was an attempt to distance itself from its apartheid past, and reinvent itself as a moderate, non-racial federal party. The attempt was unsuccessful and the New National Party voted to disband itself in 2005. The National Party (sometimes called the Nationalists or Nats) was the governing party of South Africa from 1948 to 1994. ... Between April 27, 1994 and February 3, 1997 South Africa was governed under the terms of the interim Constitution of South Africa. ... The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party (in a coalition) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Its first leader was FW de Klerk, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize along with Nelson Mandela, for his role in dismantling apartheid. De Klerk was succeeded by Marthinus van Schalkwyk until the eventual disbanding and merger with the African National Congress. F.W. de Klerk State President of South Africa 1989â€“1994 Vice President of South Africa 1994â€“1996 Frederik Willem de Klerk (born March 18, 1936) was the last State President of Apartheid South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994. ... The Nobel Peace Prize Medal featuring a portrait of Alfred Nobel The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela IPA: (born July 18, 1918) was the first President of South Africa to be elected in fully-representative democratic elections. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... Marthinus van Schalkwyk is a South African politician, formerly both Premier of the Western Cape Province and Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of South Africa. ... The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party (in a coalition) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ...

The New National Party had some difficulty carving out a political base in post-Apartheid South Africa. On the one hand, the NNP still had the legacy of its role under apartheid. On the other hand, it seemed uncertain about its relationship with the government under the African National Congress and seemed unable to decide whether it was in a political alliance with the ANC or in opposition. These two issues led to defections to the Democratic Alliance which had a historical legacy of being anti-apartheid and was clearly an opposition party to the ANC. The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party (in a coalition) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a liberal South African political party, and the official opposition to the ruling African National Congress. ...

The 1999 South African general election saw the party almost wiped out nationally, but remained influential in the Western Cape. The NNP was also part of a short-lived alliance with the Democratic Party for which purpose the Democratic Party changed its name into Democratic Alliance. After leaving the alliance, the NNP allied itself with the ruling ANC. South Africas second non-racial general election, held on 1999-06-02, was won by the African National Congress (ANC), who increased their number of seats by 14. ... The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. ... The Democratic Party (DP) was the name of the South African political party now called the Democratic Alliance (DA). ...

During the 2004 South African general election, much of this support deserted the party due to unhappiness with their alliance with the ANC, and their portion of the national vote dropped from 6.9% in 1999 to 1.9% (it was 20.4% as the National Party in 1994). With the former governing party now only the sixth largest in the country, questions were asked about its long term future, and the leadership of van Schalkwyk. Despite his party's poor performance in the polls, van Schalkwyk was given the cabinet post of Minister of Enivironmental Affairs and Tourism, as a reward for aligning the NNP with the ANC. Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. ...

The NNP Federal Council voted 88 to 2 to disband during its assembly on 9 April 2005. The party will remain a legal entity up until midnight on the day of final certification of local government election results, expected in early 2006. It has also settled its outstanding R5,2 million debt with the ABSA bank group, in preparation for dissolution. April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Absa Group Limited. ...

As of the fifth of August, 2005, all NNP members of parliament became members of the ANC, in accordance with South African parliamentary floor crossing legislation (a controversial series of laws which allow politicians, elected on one party ticket, to defect to other parties). Floor crossing in South Africa is a controversial system under which Members of Parliament may change political party and take their parliamentary seats with them when they do so. ...

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