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This is a list ofpolitical parties in South Africa. For most ofits recent history,South Africa has functioned as a democratic state but with aone-party dominant system, with theAfrican National Congress (ANC) as the governing party. Following the2024 general election this dominance has declined, as a result the country has been governed by a ten-member coalition called theGovernment of National Unity consisting of the ANC,Democratic Alliance (DA),Patriotic Alliance,Inkatha Freedom Party,Good,Pan Africanist Congress of Azania,Freedom Front Plus,United Democratic Movement,Al Jama-ah, andRise Mzansi. The DA governs theWestern Cape Province and a number ofmunicipalities, some in coalitions with smaller parties.
| Name | Abbrev. | Founded | Dissolved | Main Ideologies | PeakMPs (year) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging English:Afrikaner Unity Movement | AEB | 1998 | 2003 | Afrikaner nationalism Conservatism | 1 (1999) | |
| Democratic Party Afrikaans:Demokratiese Party | DP | 1989 | 2000 | Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism | 38 (1999) | |
| Federal Alliance Afrikaans:Federale Alliansie | FA | 1998 | 2007 | Conservatism Libertarianism | 2 (1999) | |
| Independent Democrats | ID | 2003 | 2014 | Populism Social liberalism | 7 (2004) | |
| National Party Afrikaans:Nasionale Party | NP | 1914 | 1997 | Christian democracy Conservative liberalism | 82 (1994) | |
| New National Party Afrikaans:Nuwe Nasionale Party | NNP | 1997 | 2005 | Civic nationalism Conservatism | 28 (1999) | |
| Name | Abbrev. | Founded | Dissolved | Main Ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party Afrikaans:Konserwatiewe Party | KP | 1982 | 2004 | Afrikaner nationalism Social conservatism | |
| Labour Party Afrikaans:Arbeidersparty | AP | 1969 | 1994 | Coloured people's rights Anti-apartheid Labourism Social democracy | |
| National Union Afrikaans:Nasionale Unie | NU | 1960 | 1966 | Centrism Social conservatism | |
| New Republic Party Afrikaans:Nuwe Republiekparty | NRP | 1977 | 1988 | Conservatism Consociationalism | |
| Progressive Federal Party Afrikaans:Progressiewe Federale Party | PFP | 1977 | 1989 | Anti-racism Liberalism | |
| Progressive Party Afrikaans:Progressiewe Party | PP | 1959 | 1975 | Anti-racism Liberalism | |
| South African Party Afrikaans:Suid-Afrikaanse Party | SAP | 1977 | 1980 | Conservatism Federalism | |
| United Party Afrikaans:Verenigde Party | UP | 1934 | 1977 | Conservative liberalism Monarchism | |
| Name | Abbrev. | Founded | Dissolved | Main Ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaner Party Afrikaans:Afrikanerparty | AP | 1941 | 1951 | Afrikaner nationalism Conservatism | |
| Dominion Party Afrikaans:Dominiumparty | DP | 1934 | 1948 | Conservatism Monarchism | |
| Herenigde Nasionale Party English:Reunited National Party | HNP | 1940 | 1948 | Afrikaner nationalism Social conservatism | |
| Labour Party Afrikaans:Suid-Afrikaanse Arbeidersparty | LP | 1910 | 1958 | Democratic socialism Social democracy | |
| Purified National Party Afrikaans:Gesuiwerde Nasionale Party | GNP | 1935 | 1940 | Afrikaner nationalism Social conservatism | |
| Roos Party | RP | 1929 | 1935 | Afrikaner nationalism Monetary reform | |
| Socialist League | SP | 1915 | 1921 | Socialism | |
| Socialist Party | SP | 1938 | 1948 | Democratic socialism Social democracy | |
| South African Party Afrikaans:Suid-Afrikaanse Party Dutch:Zuidafrikaanse Partij | SAP | 1910 | 1934 | Afrikaner nationalism Liberal conservatism | |
| Unionist Party Afrikaans:Unionisteparty | UP | 1910 | 1920 | Monarchism Protectionism | |
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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