Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (South Africa)

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Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party
Abbreviation SRWP
National Convener Irvin Jim
Founded March 2019
Split from SACP
Ideology Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Political position Far-left
Colours Red
Black
Yellow
Website
www.pa.org.za/organisation/srwp/
Politics of South Africa
Political parties
Elections

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

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]

The party has been funded by American businessman Neville Roy Singham through the nonprofit People’s Support Foundation, as part of his effort to promote pro-Chinese government messages.[7]

Election results

National elections

Election Total votes Share of vote Seats +/– Government
2019 24,439 0.14%
0 / 400
– extraparliamentary

Provincial elections

Election[8] Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North-West Northern Cape Western Cape
 % Seats  % Seats  % Seats  % Seats  % Seats  % Seats  % Seats  % Seats  % Seats
2019 0.24% 0/63 0.18% 0/30 0.13% 0/73 0.12% 0/80 0.10% 0/49 0.15% 0/30 0.20% 0/33 0.14% 0/30 0.15% 0/42

Municipal elections

Election Votes  % Seats
2021[9][10] 5,444 0.02% 2

References

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