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THE South African Communist Party (SACP) discussed standing in elections against long-standing alliance partner the ANC yesterday.
SACP spokesman Alex Mashilo told South African media that the issue was on the agenda of the party’s three-day central committee meeting in Johannesburg that began on Wednesday.
Mr Mashilo said: “We already have our own support base,” separate from that of the ANC, which the party has supported since the 1930s.
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