Democratic Party
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The Democratic Party was a South African liberal opposition party that gained prominence in the late 1990s as a key challenger to the ruling African National Congress before later merging into the Democratic Alliance.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignSlogan | Fight Back (1999 campaign) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | Zach de Beer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionFormation | helped form Democratic Alliance in 2000 ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2000 ⓘ |
| electoralBase |
minority communities in South Africa
ⓘ
urban middle-class voters ⓘ |
| focus | civil liberties and human rights ⓘ |
| founded | 1989 ⓘ |
| gainedProminence | late 1990s ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorIdeology | liberal opposition to African National Congress ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-apartheid South African politics ⓘ |
| ideology | liberalism ⓘ |
| language |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| leader | Tony Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Democratic Alliance (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Colin Eglin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ Zach de Beer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | African National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy | apartheid ⓘ |
| oppositionTo | one-party dominance by African National Congress ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | merger of Progressive Federal Party, Independent Party and National Democratic Movement ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | National Assembly of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryStatus |
second-largest party in 1999
ⓘ
third-largest party in 1994 ⓘ |
| participatedInElection |
1994 South African general election
ⓘ
1999 South African general election ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre
ⓘ
centre-right ⓘ |
| politicalTradition | South African liberal tradition ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Independent Party (South Africa)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Democratic Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Progressive Federal Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInBody | National Council of Provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | parliamentary opposition party ⓘ |
| statusIn1999Election | official opposition ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Democratic Alliance (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
constitutional democracy
ⓘ
market-oriented economic reforms ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| typeOfOpposition | constitutional opposition ⓘ |
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