ELECTION NEWS - On Election Day, Wednesday 8 May, 48 parties will take part in the national elections. 

Of these, 19 are brand new. In the Western Cape,

34 parties will compete for control over the Western Cape provincial government. 

They are as follows:

1. African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP)
2. African Content Movement (ACM)
3. African Covenant (ACO)
4. African Independent Congress (AIC)
5. African National Congress (ANC)
6. African People's Convention (APC)
7. African Progressive Movement (APMo)
8. African Transformation Movement (ATM)
9. Al Jama-Ah
10. All Things Are Possible
11. Alliance for Transformation for All (ATA)
12. Azanian People's Organisation (Azapo)
13. Cape Party / Kaapse Party
14. Congress of the People (Cope)
15. Democratic alliance (DA)
16. Dienslewerings Party
17. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
18. Forum 4 Service Delivery (F4SD)
19. Free Democrats (FD)
20. Good
21. Independent Civic Organisation of SA (Icosa)
22. Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
23. Karoo Democratic Force
24. Khoisan Revolution
25. Land Party
26. National Freedom Party (NFP)
27. New South Africa Party
28. Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC)
29. People's Republic of South Africa
30. Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners (PBI)
31. Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (SRWP)
32. The Green Party of South Africa
33. United Democratic Movement (UDM)
34. Vryheidsfront Plus

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