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The parties

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)

Developed by Abrie JF Kilian 14:23, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC) The ACDP in brief The African Christian Democratic Party is a political party in South Africa and form part of the International Political Christian Democratic Family. ... The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party (in a coalition) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... The Azanian Peoples Organisation, or AZAPO is a South African political organisation. ... The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a political party in South Africa. ... The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a liberal South African political party, and the official opposition to the ruling African National Congress. ... The Independent Democrats are a South African political party, formed by former Pan Africanist Congress member Patricia de Lille in 2003. ... The Minority Front is a political party in South Africa. ... The New National Party (NNP) was a South African conservative political party formed when the National Party pulled out of the Government of National Unity with the African National Congress and decided to change its name in the process. ... PAC symbol The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) (later the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania), was a South African liberation movement, that is now a minor political party. ... SACP symbol South African Communist Party (SACP) is a political party in South Africa. ... The Freedom Front (Vryheidsfront) is a South African political party that aims to protect Afrikaner interests. ... The United Christian Democratic Party is a political party in South Africa. ... The United Democratic Movement is a South African political party, formed by a prominent former National Party leader, Roelf Meyer (who has since resigned from the UDM), and a former African National Congress and homeland leader, Bantu Holomisa in 1997. ...

Parties unrepresented in Parliament

Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party
Africa Muslim Party
Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity
Black People's Convention
Cape People's Congress
Christian Democratic Party
Dikwankwetla Party
Economic Freedom Movement
Employment Movement of South Africa
Federal Alliance
Federation of Democrats
Green Party of South Africa
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
Ximoko Party

DPSA symbol Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa is a political party in the Orange Free State, South Africa. ... The Federation of Democrats is a South African political party formed by Louis Green, after he crossed the floor from the African Christian Democratic Party, in September 2005. ... The Green Party of South Africa is a small political party in the Western Cape province. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with National Democratic Convention. ... Categories: South African politics | Politics stubs | Labour parties | South African political parties ... The Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) is a political party in South Africa. ...

Defunct Parties

Afrikaner Eenheids Beweging (AEB)
Conservative Party (CP)
Democratic Party (DP)
Federal Party
Freedom Front (FF)
Labour Party
National Party (NP)
New Republic Party
Progressive Federal Party (PFP)
Progressive Party
Progressive Reform Party
South African Liberal Party
United South African Party (aka the Unionist Party)
United Party (UP)

The Conservative Party of South Africa was formed by white South Africans, mostly Afrikaners, who felt that the National Party was too ready to aquiesce to the demands of black South Africans for majority rule. ... The Democratic Party (DP) was the name of the South African political party now called the Democratic Alliance (DA). ... The Freedom Front (Vryheidsfront) is a South African political party that aims to protect Afrikaner interests. ... The National Party (Afrikaans: Nasionale Party) (with its members sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats) was the governing party of South Africa from 1948 until 1994, and was disbanded in 2005. ... The Progressive Federal Party (PFP) was a South African political party formed in 1977. ... The Progressive Party was a liberal South African party that opposed the ruling National Partys policies of apartheid. ... The South African Liberal Party was a South African political party, founded in 1953 by the novelist Alan Paton. ... The United Party was South Africas ruling political party between 1934 and 1948. ...

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South Africa's political parties - SouthAfrica.info (2787 words)
	The South African Native National Congress was founded in 1912 with the aim to bring together Africans to defend their rights and fight for freedom.
	The South African Communist Party (SACP) was relaunched as an underground party in 1953 after its predecessor, the Communist Party of South Africa, was banned in 1950.
	The party believes in the establishment of a socialist society, which it says should be characterised by democracy, equality, freedom, and the socialisation of the predominant part of the economy.

South Africa - Political Parties (5877 words)
	South Africa's political party system underwent radical transformation in the early 1990s when previously illegal parties were unbanned and participated in the April 1994 elections.
	Party members campaigned against military recruitment of fls (and Indians) in South Africa, arguing that the "natives" should not be sacrificed to perpetuate their own exploitation.
	Party members reportedly persuaded the ANC to abandon African nationalism in favor of nonracialism, however, although the SACP, unlike the ANC, viewed the primary objective of the revolution as the creation of a socialist state.

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Parties represented in Parliament

Parties unrepresented in Parliament

Defunct Parties

See also