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The parliamentary election in South Africa on 26 May 1948 represented a turning point in the country’s history. The United Party which had led the government since its foundation in 1933 and its leader incumbent Prime Minister Jan Smuts were ousted by the Reunited National Party (Herenigde Nasionale Party in Afrikaans) led by Daniel Francois Malan a Dutch Reformed cleric.During the election battle both the UP and the NP formed coalitions with smaller parties.
