{"id":5304,"date":"2014-09-04T14:32:33","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T14:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afriforumjeug.lonelyviking.dev\/afriforum-wins-student-council-election-tuks-2\/"},"modified":"2014-09-04T14:32:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T14:32:33","slug":"afriforum-wins-student-council-election-tuks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/en\/afriforum-wins-student-council-election-tuks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AfriForum wins student council election at Tuks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AfriForum Youth kicked dust in the eyes of other campus organisations after winning 50% of the seats on the Student Representative Council (SRC) in the election at the University of Pretoria (UP).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfriForum Youth will, in the coming year, give Afrikaans a firm stand, prevent student residences from becoming flats and mobilise students to stand up against race driven policies,\u201d said Monique du Randt, Spokesperson for AfriForum Youth.<\/p>\n<p>AfriForum Youth obtained 6 of the 12 seats, including two seats on the Executive Management of the SRC.<\/p>\n<p>The results of the election are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AfriForum Youth &#8211; 50%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (6 seats)<\/li>\n<li>Radical Youth Coalition &#8211; 8.3%\u00a0\u00a0 (1 seat)<\/li>\n<li>South African Student Congress (SASCO) &#8211; 8,3%\u00a0\u00a0 (1 seat)<\/li>\n<li>Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) &#8211; 8.3%\u00a0\u00a0 (1 seat)<\/li>\n<li>Independent Candidates &#8211; 25,1% \u00a0 (3 seats)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe speed at which the support for AfriForum Youth is growing proves that a voice of protest against the ANC regarding their race ideologies, which are often bulldozed through on university campuses, is taking flight,\u201d said Eduan Dupper, Deputy Chair of AfriForum Youth.<\/p>\n<p>AfriForum Youth won the following portfolios: Treasurer, Deputy Secretary, Study Financing, Postgrad and International Students and Transformation.<\/p>\n<p>The Student Council is further made up of seven additional\u00a0<em>ex officio<\/em>\u00a0members from other structures such as TUKS Rag, student residences, student sport, student culture and academic organisations.<\/p>\n<p>In total, students were able to cast 10 votes between 60 candidates. 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