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Communist Party considers opposing ANC at elections

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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