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
President of the ANCCyril Ramaphosa
General Secretary of the SACPSolly Afrika Mapaila
President of the COSATUZingiswa Losi
Founded11 February 1990 (1990-02-11)
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
IdeologyAfrican 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
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
  1. "South Africa's youngsters are let down by a lousy education system". The Economist. 25 April 2019. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. "About the Tripartite Alliance". cosatu.org.za. Retrieved 9 May 2019.


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