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This is 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.
The parties
Parties represented in Parliament
Main article: Results of the South African general election, 2014
| Party | Also known as | National Assembly seats[1] |
|---|---|---|
| African Christian Democratic Party | ACDP | 3 |
| African Independent Congress | AIC | 3 |
| African National Congress | ANC | 249 |
| African Peoples' Convention | APC | 1 |
| Agang South Africa | Agang | 2 |
| Congress of the People | COPE | 3 |
| Democratic Alliance | DA | 89 |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | EFF | 25 |
| Freedom Front Plus | FF+ | 4 |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | IFP | 10 |
| National Freedom Party | NFP | 6 |
| Pan Africanist Congress | PAC | 1 |
| United Democratic Movement | UDM | 4 |
Parties unrepresented in Parliament
- Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party
- Africa Muslim Party
- African Christian Alliance[2]
- Afrikaner Volksparty[3]
- Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity
- Alliance for Community Transfomation
- Alliance of Free Democrats[4]
- Al Jama-ah
- A-Party[5]
- Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO)
- Black First Land First (BLF)
- Boerestaat Party
- Bolshevik Party of South Africa[6]
- Black Consciousness Party
- Black People's Convention
- Cape Party[7]
- Cape People's Congress
- Christian Democratic Alliance
- Christian Democratic Party
- Christen Party/Christian Party
- Communist Party of South Africa (Marxist-Leninist)
- Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front
- Dagga Party[8]
- Democratic Left Front
- Democratic Socialist movement (CWI)[9]
- Dikwankwetla Party
- Economic Freedom Movement
- Employment Movement of South Africa
- ECOPEACE Party
- Federation of Democrats
- Front Nasionaal (FN) (previously Federale Vryheidsparty)[10]
- God's People's Party[11]
- Great Kongress of South Africa
- Green Party of South Africa (GPSA)
- Herstigte Nasionale Party
- Independent African Movement
- International Revelation Congress
- Izwi Lethu Party
- Keep It Straight And Simple Party
- Libertarian Party of South Africa [12]
- Minority Front (MF)
- Moderate Independent Party
- Movement Democratic Party
- Nasionale Aksie
- National Alliance[13]
- National Democratic Convention (NADECO)
- National Party South Africa (NP)
- National People's Party (NPP)[14]
- New Labour Party (NLP)
- New Vision Party
- The Organisation Party
- Pan Africanist Movement
- Patriotic Alliance
- Peace and Justice Congress
- Pro-death Penalty Party
- Republican Democrats[15]
- Royal Loyal Progress
- Sindawonye Progressive Party
- Social Democratic Party SA
- Socialist Party of Azania
- Socialist Green Coalition[16]
- 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
- South African Democratic Congress (Sadeco)
- South African Political Party
- The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation
- True Freedom Party[17]
- Ubuntu Party
- United Independent Front
- United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP)
- United Congress
- United Party of South Africa
- United Front
- Women Forward[18]
- Workers and Socialist Party (WASP)
- Workers Organization for Socialist Action
- Ximoko Party
Defunct parties
The following political parties are defunct as of May 2014 but were formerly active:
- Afrikaner Eenheids Beweging (AEB)
- Afrikaner Party (AP)
- African Political Organisation (APO)
- Christian Front (CF)[19]
- Conservative Party (CP)
- Democratic Party (DP) (1989–2000)
- Democratic Party (DP) (1973–1977)
- Dominion Party
- Federal Alliance
- Federal Party (FP)
- Freedom Front (FF)
- Independent Democrats (ID)
- 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 Business 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)
- Universal Party
- Kroonstad and Kokstad Official Youth Front (KAKOYF)
See also
References
- ↑ "ANC wins 249 seats". News24. 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ African Christian Alliance
- ↑ Afrikaner Volksparty
- ↑ Alliance of Free Democrats
- ↑ A-Party
- ↑ "BPSA". BPSA. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ The Cape Party
- ↑ http://www.daggaparty.co.za/
- ↑ "Welcome to the Frontpage". Socialistsouthafrica.co.za. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ↑ "Legal Notice No 37064". Government Gazette. 581 C. 29 November 2013.
- ↑ God's People's Party
- ↑ http://www.libpartysa.com/. Missing or empty
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- ↑ http://www.npp.za.net/ National Peoples Party
- ↑ "New political party, the Republican Democrats to contest elections". Times LIVE. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑
- ↑ http://truefreedomparty.org.za/
- ↑ http://www.womenforward.org.za Women Forward
- ↑ "Five parties deregistered by IEC". Times LIVE. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
five parties – the Justice Party, the Real Congress, the United Democratic Civic Organisation, the Unemployed People's Party and the Christian Front – were deregistered
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