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 as the governing party. Other parties such as the Democratic Alliance govern provinces and municipalities, with some in coalitions with smaller parties.
Parliamentary Parties
| Name | Abbreviation | Leader | Year Founded | Main Ideologies | National Assembly Seats | National Council of Provinces Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa | 1912 | African nationalism | 230 | 54 |
| Democratic Alliance | DA | John Steenhuisen | 2000 | Economic liberalism | 84 | 20 |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | EFF | Julius Malema | 2013 | Left-wing Populism | 44 | 11 |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | IFP | Velenkosini Hlabisa | 1975 | Conservatism | 14 | 2 |
| Freedom Front Plus | VF+ | Pieter Groenewald | 1994 | Afrikaner nationalism Right-wing populism | 10 | 3 |
| African Christian Democratic Party | ACDP | Kenneth Meshoe | 1993 | Christian democracy | 4 | 0 |
| United Democratic Movement | UDM | Bantu Holomisa | 1997 | Social democracy | 2 | 0 |
| African Transformation Movement | ATM | Vuyolwethu Zungula | 2018 | Christian democracy | 2 | 0 |
| Good | GOOD | Patricia de Lille | 2018 | Environmentalism | 2 | 0 |
| National Freedom Party | NFP | Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi | 2011 | Egalitarianism | 2 | 0 |
| African Independent Congress | AIC | Mandla Galo | 2005 | Social conservatism | 2 | 0 |
| Congress of the People | COPE | Mosiuoa Lekota | 2008 | Social democracy | 2 | 0 |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | PAC | Mzwanele Nyhontso | 1959 | African socialism | 1 | 0 |
| Al Jama-ah | ALJAMA-AH | Ganief Hendricks | 2007 | Islamic democracy | 1 | 0 |
Former Parliamentary Parties
Active Extra-Parliamentary Parties
| Name | Abbreviation | Leader | Year Founded | Main Ideologies | Highest Number of National Assembly Seats (year) | Highest Number of National Council of Provinces Seats (year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African People's Convention | APC | Themba Godi | 2007 | African nationalism | 1 (2014) | 0 |
| Agang South Africa | AGANG SA | Andries Tlouamma | 2013 | Liberalism | 2 (2014) | 0 |
| Azanian People's Organisation | AZAPO | Strike Thokoane | 1978 | Black Consciousness | 1 (2009) | 0 |
| Minority Front | MF | Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi | 1993 | Indian Minority interests | 2 (2004) | 0 |
| United Christian Democratic Party | UCDP | Isaac Sipho Mfundisi | 1997 | Christian democracy | 3 (2004) | 1 (2009) |
Extra-Parliamentary Parties
- Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party
- ActionSA[1]
- Africa Muslim Party (AMP)
- African Change Academy (ACA)
- African Content Movement (ACM)
- African Covenant (ACO)
- African Democratic Change
- African Mantungwa Community
- African Renaissance Unity
- African Security Congress
- African Christian Alliance[2]
- Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats
- Afrikaner Volksparty[3]
- All Things Are Possible
- Alliance for Transformation for All
- Better Residents Association (BRA)
- Black First Land First (BLF)
- Boerestaat Party [BP]
- Bolsheviks Party of South Africa
- Build South Africa (BSA) [4]
- Cape Party[5]
- Christian Democratic Party
- Capitalist Party of South Africa
- Civic Warriors of Maruleng
- Communist Party of South Africa (Marxist-Leninist)[6]
- Compatriots of South Africa
- Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front
- Dagga Party[7]
- Democratic Liberal Congress
- Democratic Socialist movement (CWI)
- Dikwankwetla Party
- Economic Emancipation Forum (EEF)
- ECOPEACE Party
- Federal Party SA - FPSA[8]
- Forum for Service Delivery
- Free Democrats
- Front Nasionaal (FN) (previously Federale Vryheidsparty)[9]
- Gazankulu Liberation Congress
- Green Party of South Africa (GPSA) [10]
- Herstigte Nasionale Party
- International Revelation Congress
- Keep It Straight and Simple Party
- Kingdom Governance Movement
- Land Party (South Africa)
- National Conservative Party of South Africa
- National Democratic Convention (NADECO)
- National Party South Africa (NP)
- National People’s Ambassadors (NPA)
- National People's Front
- National People's Party (NPP)[11]
- National Religious Freedom Party
- New South Africa Party
- Pan Africanist Movement
- Patriotic Alliance
- Peace and Justice Congress
- People’s Revolutionary Movement (South Africa)
- Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners
- Power of Africans Unity (PAU)
- Republican Democrats[12]
- Sakhisizwe Convention
- Socialist Green Coalition[13]
- Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (South Africa)
- South African Communist Party (SACP) – part of the ANC-led "Tripartite Alliance"
- South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association
- South African National Congress of Traditional Authorities
- South African Political Party
- The Organic Humanity Movement (The OHM)[14]
- The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation
- True Freedom Party[15]
- Truly Alliance[16]
- Ubuntu Party
- United Congress
- Uniting People First
- Women Forward[17]
- Workers and Socialist Party (WASP)
- Workers Organization for Socialist Action
- Ximoko Party
Defunct Parties
- Afrikaner Party (AP)(1941–1951)
- Christen Party/Christian Party (2005–??)
- Christian Democratic Alliance (???–2009)
- Christian Front (CF)[18] (???–2014)
- Conservative Party (CP) (1982–2004)
- Democratic Left Front
- Democratic Party (DP) (1973–1977)
- Democratic Party (DP) (1989–2000)
- Dominion Party(1934–1948)
- Federal Alliance (1998–2007)
- Federal Party (1994–?)
- Federation of Democrats (2005–??)
- Independent Democrats (ID)(2003–2014)
- Khoisan Aboriginal and Others Movement
- Labour Party (1910–1958)
- Labour Party (1969–1994)
- Liberal Party of South Africa (1953–1968)
- Nasionale Aksie (2003-???2004)
- National Alliance[19]
- National Party (NP) (1915–1997) government from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994
- New Labour Party (NLP) (2004–2009)
- New National Party (NNP)(1997–2005)
- New Republic Party(1977–1988)
- Pro-death Penalty Party (2004??)
- Progressive Federal Party (PFP)(1977–1989)
- Progressive Party(1957–1975)
- Progressive Reform Party (1975–1977)
- Reform Party(1975–1975)
- Socialist Party of Azania
- South African Business Party (???–2012)
- South African Democratic Congress (Sadeco)(2008–2011)
- South African Party (SAP) (1911–1934)
- South African Party (SAP) (1977–1980)
- United Independent Front (2005–2010)
- United Party (UP)(1934–1977)
- Universal Party(???–2014)
See also
References
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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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