26 May 1943 - The South African election is over and the tally complete. DF Malan's Reunited National Party and its coalition partner, the Afrikaner Party, have won a majority. Jan Smut's forces were savaged at the polls, PM Smuts himself even losing his own seat in Parliament.Many point to Malan's platform for this momentous victory which is sure to change South African policy both domestically and internationally. Malan has called for a realignment from the United Kingdom to Hitler's Germany. He has also stated he will fight to transform South Africa into a republic free of Britain's "pathetic" commonwealth. Malan likewise plans to ratify a system of segregation, possible sterilization of blacks and coloureds, the banning of black trade unions, and an end to mixed marriages.
At the victory celebration held at National Party HQ, Malan was quoted:
"We will not allow the kaffirs to dilute our Boer blood or return us to those days of savagery before our ancestors landed here. This land, this country, this nation was built by our people, the Dutch, through blood, toil, tears, and sweat. We will not give one acre to the kaffirs nor bow down to the oppressive will of the British. This is our time."
SOURCE: Cape Times
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