Xiluva (from the

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word meaning "flower") is a South African political party launched in March 2023 by former

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provincial chairperson, and former Executive Mayor of the

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for the Democratic Alliance,

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Formation

On 13 March 2023,

, who had been the provincial chairperson of

since May 2022, resigned from the party, after he had a fallout with party president Herman Mashaba over Mashaba's intention to remove him as provincial chairperson and appoint him as national spokesperson. Baloyi, then together with former ActionSA caucus leader in the

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, Tlhogi Moseki, announced the formation of Xiluva, which translates to "flower" in

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, at a press briefing in

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on 30 March 2023. Baloyi said that the party was founded on the principles of

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and

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and aims to attract people between the ages of 18 and 48. The party was officially registered with Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa in July 2023, and Baloyi said that the party intends on contesting the 2024 national and provincial elections. In late-July 2023, Moseki, who had been serving as the party's national chairperson, resigned from the party after he had a fallout with Baloyi and joined Abel Tau's The Transformation Alliance party.

Election results

National Assembly elections

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Provincial elections

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Deregistration

The party failed to win any seats in the

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. In September 2024, Baloyi announced that he was joining MK and that he would be deregistering Xiluva.

References

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