Politics
Viljoen took office following the 2004 legislative election, when his party, the MAG, appointed him to the National Assembly. He replaced Kosie Pretorius. Viljoen had initially been placed 4th on MAG's party list. Viljoen and his party generally support White Namibians, claiming that reverse racism is common in independent Namibia. In the 2009 elections, Viljoen and MAG did not receive enough votes to earn a seat in the National Assembly for the 5th National Assembly from 2010-2015.
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