List of Political Parties In South Africa Information
This article lists political parties in South Africa. South Africa is a democratic but one party dominant state with the African National Congress in power. Opposition parties are allowed, and for the first time since 1994 there is widely held opinion that the support base of the ruling African National Congress is slowly starting to erode in favour of the main opposition.
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The parties
Parties represented in Parliament
- African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP)
- African National Congress (ANC)
- African Peoples' Convention (APC)
- Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO)
- Congress of the People (COPE)
- Democratic Alliance (DA)
- Freedom Front + (Vryheidsfront+, FF+)
- Minority Front (MF)
- Independent Democrats (ID) - In the process of merging with the Democtatic Alliance
- Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
- Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)
- South African Communist Party (SACP) - As part of The ANC-led "Tripartite Alliance" Since 1994 the SACP has not contested elections in their own name.
- United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP)
- United Democratic Movement (UDM)
Parties unrepresented in Parliament
- Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party
- Africa Muslim Party
- African Christian Alliance[1]
- African Independent Congress
- Afrikaner Volksparty[2]
- Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
- Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity
- Alliance for Community Transfomation
- Alliance of Free Democrats[3]
- Al Jama-ah
- A-Party[4]
- Boer Separatists
- Boerestaat Party
- Boere-Vryheidsbeweging
- Black Consciousness Party
- Black People's Convention
- Cape Party[5]
- Cape People's Congress
- Christian Democratic Alliance
- Christian Democratic Party
- Christian Front
- Christen Party/Christian Party
- Communist Party of South Africa (Marxist-Leninist)
- Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI)
- Dikwankwetla Party
- Economic Freedom Movement
- Employment Movement of South Africa
- ECOPEACE Party
- Federation of Democrats
- God's People's Party[6]
- Great Kongress of South Africa
- Green Party of South Africa (GPSA)
- Herstigte Nasionale Party
- Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Independent African Movement
- Izwi Lethu Party
- Keep It Straight And Simple Party
- Moderate Independent Party
- Movement Democratic Party
- Nasionale Aksie
- National Alliance[7]
- National Democratic Convention (NADECO)
- National Freedom Party
- National Party South Africa (NP)
- National People's Party (NPP)[8]
- New Labour Party (NLP)
- New Vision Party
- Orde Boerevolk
- The Organisation Party
- Pan Africanist Movement
- Peace and Justice Congress
- Pro-death Penalty Party
- Royal Loyal Progress
- Sindawonye Progressive Party
- Socialist Party of Azania
- Socialist Green Coalition
- South African Business Party
- South African Democratic Congress (Sadeco)
- South African Political Party
- United Independent Front
- United Party of South Africa
- United Front
- Universal Party
- Women Forward[9]
- Workers International Vanguard League
- Workers Organization for Socialist Action
- Ximoko Party
Defunct parties
- Afrikaner Eenheids Beweging (AEB)
- Afrikaner Party (AP)
- African Political Organisation (APO)
- Conservative Party (CP)
- Democratic Party (DP) (1989-2000)
- Democratic Party (DP) (1973-1977)
- Dominion Party
- Federal Alliance
- Federal Party (FP)
- Freedom Front (FF)
- Labour Party
- Labour Party (Coloured)
- Liberal Party of South Africa
- National Party (NP)
- New National Party (NNP)
- New Republic Party
- Progressive Federal Party (PFP)
- Progressive Party
- Progressive Reform Party
- Reform Party
- South African Party (SAP) (1911-1934)
- South African Party (SAP) (1977-1980)
- Sports Organization for Collective Contributions and Equal Rights (aka the SOCCER Party)
- United South African Party (aka the "Unionist Party")
- United Party (UP)
- Kroonstad and Kokstad Official Youth Front (KAKOYF)
See also
References
- ^ African Christian Alliance
- ^ Afrikaner Volksparty
- ^ Alliance of Free Democrats
- ^ A-Party
- ^ The Cape Party
- ^ God's People's Party
- ^ National Alliance
- ^ National Peoples Party
- ^ Women Forward
External links
- Independent Electoral Commission
- Political parties in South Africa at the Open Directory Project
- ANC's foes rise up
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