SOUTH AFRICA: PROGRESSIVE REFORM PARTY LEADER, ALF WIDMAN, COMMENTS ON JOHANNESBURG LOCAL ELECTIONS VICTORY.

Record ID: 1056983

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: PROGRESSIVE REFORM PARTY LEADER, ALF WIDMAN, COMMENTS ON JOHANNESBURG LOCAL ELECTIONS VICTORY.
  • Date: 4th March 1977
  • Summary: 1. SV Newspaper poster announcing local election results in Johannesburg, South Africa 0.05 2. CU Newspapers on street 0.10 3. SVs Signs saying whites and Europeans only (3 shots) 0.16 4. SVs & CUs Signs saying blacks, coloured and Asians only (4 shots) 0.27 5. CU Progressive Reform Party leader Councillor Alf Widman speaking to reporter 1.50 TRANSCRIPT: (SEQ. 5): WIDMAN: "The result of the city council elections held in Johannesburg last night are significant and have far reaching implications. It is significant firstly because this is the first time that the Progressive Reform Party of South Africa have fought an election in Johannesburg proper and we have emerged as the party with the largest number of seats and in fact, although we haven't the overall majority of 24, we've won the election. But the issue in this election went beyond just being able to govern the city of Johannesburg. It is significant because we tested the black voters of an important city like Johannesburg on our policies and our policies are enunciated by our congress and that is that we stand for an open society -- an open society in which we will eliminate all forms of discrimination based on race, colour, sex or religion. We offer equal opportunities to all people and on this platform, we've announced the alternative to apartheid and the test which has significance now shows that some 20,500 voters who supported us in 1971 show that they are prepared to accept change -- a change that is the alternative to apartheid that is practised by the government in office at the moment." Initials BB/2200 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 18th March 1977 12:00
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  • Location: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
  • Country: South Africa
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