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Political party in South Africa
The
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party
(
SRWP
) is a
Marxist-Leninist
communist party
in
South Africa
.
[1]
The party was founded in March 2019 after a pre-launch convention at the end of 2018.
[2]
History
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The roots of the SRWP lie in the split between the
NUMSA
union and the
COSATU
federation in 2013.
[3]
The split was mainly caused by the growing discontention of the NUMSA leadership with the
ANC
, which is supported by the
COSATU
through the
Tripartite Alliance
, together with the
South African Communist Party
. After the split NUMSA general-secretary
Irvin Jim
announced the formation of a "a new united front".
[4]
Together with the new
SAFTU
, the SRWP would be part of this new united front.
The launch in December 2018 was attended by 1,100 delegates from all
provinces
of South Africa in
Boksburg
, with delegations from residence associations and members of
SAFTU
unions in attendance.
[5]
The party contested in the
2019 South African general election
and the
provincial elections
in all nine provinces, failing to win any seats.
[6]
Election results
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National elections
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Election
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Total votes
|
Share of vote
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Seats
|
+/?
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Government
|
2019
|
24,439
|
0.14%
|
|
?
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extraparliamentary
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Provincial elections
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Municipal elections
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References
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External links
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