List of political parties in South Africa

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A list of 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, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

Contents 1 The parties 1.1 Parties represented in Parliament 1.2 Parties unrepresented in Parliament 1.3 Defunct Parties 2 See also

[edit] The parties

[edit] Parties represented in Parliament

• African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP)
• African National Congress (ANC)
• Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO)
• Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
• Democratic Alliance (DA)
• Independent Democrats (ID)
• Minority Front (MF)
• New National Party (NNP)(joined ANC, no longer exists)
• Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)
• South African Communist Party (SACP)
• Freedom Front + (Vryheidsfront+, FF+)
• United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP)
• United Democratic Movement (UDM)

[edit] Parties unrepresented in Parliament

• Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party
• Africa Muslim Party
• Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity
• Boerestaat Party
• Black People's Convention
• Cape People's Congress
• Christian Democratic Party
• Communist Party of South Africa (Marxist-Leninist)
• Dikwankwetla Party
• Economic Freedom Movement
• Employment Movement of South Africa
• eThekwini ECOPEACE
• Federal Alliance
• Federation of Democrats
• God's People's Party
• Green Party of South Africa
• Herstigte Nasionale Party
• Independent African Movement
• Izwi Lethu Party
• Keep It Straight And Simple Party
• Moderate Independent Party
• Nasionale Aksie
• National Democratic Convention
• New Labour Party (NLP)
• The Organisation Party
• Peace and Justice Congress
• Pro-death Penalty Party
• Royal Loyal Progress
• Socialist Party of Azania
• United Party of South Africa
• United Front
• Universal Party
• Workers International Vanguard League
• Workers Organization for Socialist Action
• Ximoko Party

[edit] Defunct Parties

• Afrikaner Eenheids Beweging (AEB)
• Afrikaner Party (AP)
• Conservative Party (CP)
• Democratic Party (DP)
• Dominion Party
• Federal Party (FP)
• Freedom Front (FF)

• Labour Party
• Labour Party (Coloured)
• National Party (NP)
• New Republic Party
• Progressive Federal Party (PFP)
• Progressive Party
• Progressive Reform Party
• South African Liberal Party
• South African Party (SAP)
• United South African Party (aka the Unionist Party)
• United Party (UP)

[edit] See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• Liberalism in South Africa