Sacp Will Contest 2026 Municipal Elections Independent Of Anc

The South African Communist Party SACP has confirmed that it has no intention of deregistering as a political party despite a notice from the Electoral Commission of South Africa IEC to cancel its registration.

SACP spokesperson Alex Mashilo said the party has submitted its representation to the IEC to remain on the official register.

This comes after the IEC issued a notice to 192 political parties last week including the SACP to cancel their registration.

The commission stated that the affected parties had not met statutory requirements and were not represented in any legislative body. They had not contested local government elections since their registration and had failed to renew their registration by the 31 January 2025 deadline.

Mashilo said the party was committed to remaining an independent registered political party and would go ahead with its plan to contest the 2026 local government elections independently from the ANC, which it has always backed during elections.