In the South African general election in 1948, in which only whites were permitted to vote, the Afrikaner-dominated Herenigde Nasionale Party under Daniel FranÃ§ois Malan took power, soon uniting with the Afrikaner Party to form the National Party.
Kukhetho lwaseNingizimu Afrika lwango 1948, lapho khona abamhlophe kuphela ababevunyelwe ukuvota, iqembu elikhulukazi lama-Afrikaner le-Herenigde Nasionale Party ngaphansi kuka-Daniel François Malan yilo elawina, ngokushesha lahlangana nelinye iqembu lama-Afrikaner, elalibizwa i-Afrikaner Party ukubumba iqembu lama-Afrikaner elabizwa i-National Party.