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SA's political parties square up
2 March 2004
Thirty-five political parties have registered to contest South Africa's April 14 election, with 11 squaring up at both national level and in all nine provinces.
The 11 parties comprise the country's major political heavyweights: the Democratic Alliance (DA), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), Independent Democrats (ID), Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), United Democratic Movement (UDM), African National Congress (ANC), Azanian Peoples Organisation (Azapo), and New National Party (NNP).
Three parties, the Keep It Straight and Simple (Kiss) party, The Organisation Party (Top) and the United Front (UF) have registered to contest the elections nationally only.
About 14 parties registered for selected provincial elections only, while seven registered for both selected provinces and for the national election.
Parties paid R150 000 to participate in national elections and R30 000 for each province.
The
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will scrutinise the candidate lists of all 35 parties to confirm that they comply with the requirements of the Electoral Act and the electoral code of conduct.
National & all nine provincial elections:
Democratic Alliance
Inkatha Freedom Party
Independent Democrats
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
African National Congress
New National Party
Vryheidsfront Plus
United Democratic Movement
United Christian Democratic Party
African Christian Democratic Party
Azanian People's Organisation
National elections only:
Keep It Straight and Simple Party
The Organisation Party
United Front
National & selected provincial elections:
Minority Front (national & KwaZulu-Natal)
New Labour Party (national & Western Cape)
Christian Democratic Party (national &
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
Nationale Aksie (national & Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West, Western Cape)
Socialist Party of Azania (national & Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga)
Employment Movement for South Africa (national & Western Cape)
Peace and Justice Congress (national & Gauteng, Western Cape)
Selected provincial elections only:
Dikwankwetla Party (Free State)
Ximoko Party (Limpopo)
Royal Loyal Progress (KwaZulu-Natal)
Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity (Limpopo)
Izwi Lethu Party (KwaZulu-Natal)
Green Party of South Africa (Western Cape)
Independent African Movement (KwaZulu-Natal)
Pro-Death Penalty Party (Gauteng)
Moderate Independent Party (Western Cape)
Universal Party (Western Cape)
Cape People's Congress (W Cape, N Cape)
Africa Muslim Party (Western Cape)
Economic Freedom Movement (Gauteng)
Black People's
Convention (Gauteng)
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