Tripartite Alliance
The Tripartite Alliance is an alliance between the African National Congress (ANC), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP).[1][2] The ANC holds a majority in the South African parliament, while the SACP and COSATU have not contested any democratic election in South Africa.
For the envisioned Anglo-French-Soviet alliance of 1939, see Tripartite military talks. For other uses, see Tripartite Alliance (disambiguation).
Tripartite Alliance | |
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President of the ANC | Cyril Ramaphosa |
General Secretary of the SACP | Solly Afrika Mapaila |
President of the COSATU | Zingiswa Losi |
Founded | 11 February 1990 (1990-02-11) |
Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Ideology | African nationalism |
National Assembly seats | 230 / 400 |
The Alliance was forged in 1990 after the release of Nelson Mandela. The movements were opposed to white minority rule by the apartheid government.[2] The Tripartite Alliance is also known as the Revolutionary Alliance or just the Alliance.[2]
Constituent parties
The NPF is currently composed of the following political parties:
Party | Abbreviation | Ideology | National Assembly of South Africa | Government |
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African National Congress | ANC | African nationalism Social democracy |
230 / 400 |
In government |
South African Communist Party | SACP | Communism Marxism-Leninism |
0 / 400 |
In government but not represented in the National Assembly |
Congress of South African Trade Unions | COSATU | Trade unionism Labourism |
0 / 400 |
In government but not represented in the National Assembly |
See also
References
- "South Africa's youngsters are let down by a lousy education system". The Economist. 25 April 2019. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "About the Tripartite Alliance". cosatu.org.za. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
External links
- The ANC now at a fork in the road
- How the Tripartite Alliance works
- COSATU and the Tripartite Alliance since 1994
- The ideological differences within the Tripartite Alliance: What now for the left?
- Statement of the Alliance Political Council
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