List of political parties in South Africa
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Political parties in South Africa 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, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
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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)
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
- eThekwini ECOPEACE
- 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
Defunct Parties
- Afrikaner Eenheids Beweging (AEB)
- Conservative Party (CP)
- Democratic Party (DP)
- 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
- United South African Party (aka the Unionist Party)
- United Party (UP)
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
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