South African Communists to run in local elections independently of ANC
THE South African Communist Party (SACP) will run candidates in next year’s local government elections, it was announced today.
SACP general secretary Solly Mapaila told a special congress of the party in Boksburg that a decision had been taken to break the long-standing alliance with the African National Congress (ANC) for those elections.
The decision follows a bilateral meeting with the ANC on November 24, where the SACP outlined its dissatisfaction with the current government of national unity.
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