HNP, noun2

/eɪtʃ en ˈpiː//hɑː en ˈpɪə/
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Also H.N.P.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, abbreviation formed on Herstigte Nasionale Party ‘Reconstituted National Party’.
A far right-wing breakaway from the National Party, formed in 1969. See also Herstigte. Also attributive.
1969 Rand Daily Mail 27 Oct. 1The foundation congress of Dr Albert Hertzog’s Herstigte Nasionale Party (H.N.P.) in Pretoria was of more than sufficient calibre to warn the Prime Minister..that the new group constitutes a grave danger to the National Party.
1970 Argus 30 Jan. 1The main topic of discussion was the H.N.P.
1982 Annual Register: Rec. of World Events 1981 262His ruling National Party did not lose any seats to the extreme right-wing HNP..but the NP did lose a surprising number of votes to HNP candidates.
1989 E. Prov. Herald 1 June 16So the dodo lives. Just when you thought the country was finally safe from the HNP up it pops making election noises in the Eastern Cape...Dead though the HNP may be, it refuses to stay buried.
1989 Reader’s Digest Illust. Hist. of S. Afr. 484The ultra right-wing Herstigte (Reconstituted) Nasionale Party (HNP) of Jaap Marais..failed to gain a single seat.
A far right-wing breakaway from the National Party, formed in 1969.
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