The National Party (Afrikaans: Nasionale Party) (with its members sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats) was the governing party of South Africa from June 4th 1948 until May 9th 1994, and was disbanded in 2005. Its policies included apartheid, the establishment of a republic, and the promotion of Afrikaner culture.
The National Party was a short-lived British far right political party. This splinter group of the National Front, formed on January 6,1976, came about as a result of a dispute within the NF between John Kingsley Read John Tyndall.
The National Party (Partido Nacional in Spanish), also known as the White Party (Partido Blanco), is a major liberal conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government. Together with the Colorado Party, it is one of the two traditional groupings dating back to the nineteenth century.
The National Party are a small right-wing party in the Czech Republic. Standing on an anti-immigration, anti-Romany and anti-drugs stance, they have a radio station and other media outlets, where it is reported they play music by neo-Nazi bands. They are best known in western Europe over the Lety Stone event in 2006.
The National Party was a minor conservative political party in Ireland, founded in December 1995 after the divorce referendum of that year, which passed with only 50.3 percent of voters in favour, showed that a large minority still supported traditional morality in legislation. The party's policies included support for Catholic morality, a smaller state role in the economy and financial support for rural communities. Anti-abortion activist Nora Bennis was the party leader, contesting the 1997 and 2002 elections under the National Party banner.
The National Party of Belize (NP) was a political party established mainly to fight the anticolonialist movement propagated by the People's United Party (PUP). It had only minimal success and was eventually disregistered.
The National Party (Partido Nacional) of Chile was a Chilean political party formed by the the union of the United Conservative Party and the United Liberal Party. It represented the right-wing of the Chilean political spectrum, against the centrist Christian Democratic Party of Chile and the leftist coalition People's Unity. Its candidate Jorge Alessandri lost the 1970 Chilean presidential election, while the Christian Democrats brokered a deal giving Salvador Allende the office by vote in the National Congress of Chile.
The National Party (Partido Nacional) of Chile, also known as the Partido monttvarista (Montt-varista Party) was a Chilean political party formed in 1857 by the supporters of President Manuel Montt and Interior Minister Antonio Varas. The National Party had a liberal ideology and was primarily supported by businessmen and bankers, particularly the influential Edwards family. It dissolved in 1933.
