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fee ae AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTY Palen 1G0O North Fitteenth Street, Philadeciphia 2. Pennsyiva prom Lyle Tetua, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia November 1952 Vol. IIT, No. 12 ROT FOR QUOTATION OR GENERAL CIRCULATI OY AFRICARS MOVE ISTO POWER IN NORTHERN PHOPESTA Assuuing the formation of a coalition between the nationalist parties, Northercr Bhodesia is about te becore the newest additien to the list of African states with African governments. That coalition seems certain, although as this is being writ- ten (November Zend), Sir Rey Weleushy, Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, dis still whistling in the dark about believing such a cealition is not soing to ceme about, Sir Roy, according to the Rhodesian Herald, EAyS "Ee it docs happen it will bi extremely difficult for the Federal Government." Actually, it will make the continued existence of this Federation impossible for much Longer. In the clecticn held October 30th*, the United Federal Party won 15 seats; the United Independence Party won 14 seats (ineluding an independent candidate backed be ENID), and an Nacional Consress won five seats. (The USP is the grove erning Poreyv crn Rhodesia and for the Fodoratian. UNIP and ANC tre Africa: nationalist ps Soucthing like this result wos expected, althouph the suec- cessful deal cade Py the UFY ang the ANC, which allowed them te pick up two seats cach in the mations] comstituencios, was a mila sucprice. (For explanation of the coupiex maotisaal coistituencies, see AFSC Africa Poport, Vol. ILI, No. 6.) ~ i The corplete elimination of the Liberal Party was fcreseen as election day approsched, aliieuch Gt vas a bit ef o surprise to see them pulling alnost no veles at akl, The national sats were suppercd ta be tailor-mide for the Liberals, a party trying to bricse the transition to Africen rule. Yee in the five natienal colgtiiuencieos of tay seats each, where no candidates met the minimum requirement ef 10% of the vote of each race, the Liberals averaged only 4.88% af the Eurepesn veta and 2.0.2, of the African vote. the Liberal Party disbanded immediately after the election aud uryecn its former metbers £0 bupport UNLb. A secovg ond final attempt will be made to fil? these ten seats at a by- eftection Leeeaver Pth. fe is deubtlubl if any of the seats will be filled, and it f is ceitain thet not enough seats will be filled to make any appreciable change in the baluuce ci power. One upoer relb canstituency being filled on becember loth, because of the death of a cendicuis, will eo to the UFP. Ruhr ough a LAT Sree pa ess & var, the election Jate was reported ss Ostober 3bist in r. Nas. LO,