South Africa
Democratic Alliance
Social liberalism, classical liberalism
South Africa’s main opposition party, campaigning on market reform, professionalised public administration, and non-racialism in place of race-based redress policies.
- Founded
- 2000
- Positions as of
- 2024 election manifesto
- Last verified
01
What does it believe?
Tradition and change
Opposes race-based employment targets, proposing disadvantage-based redress instead — a contested position in South Africa.
02
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
68
RedistributionMarket outcomes
Evidence: Well documented
The state in the economy
74
Active stateLimited state
Evidence: Well documented
Personal liberty
78
Collective orderIndividual freedom
Evidence: Well documented
Tradition and change
60
ContinuityReform
Evidence: Documented
Nation and the world
34
InternationalistNationalist
Evidence: Documented
Religion and the state
26
Secular stateReligion in public life
Evidence: Documented
Power and its limits
84
Concentrated authorityChecks and pluralism
Evidence: Well documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Election Manifesto · Democratic Alliance · 2024