▁Tri part ite ▁Alliance . ▁The ▁S AC P ▁and ▁C OS AT U ▁have ▁not ▁cont ested ▁any ▁election ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁but ▁field ▁candidates ▁through ▁the ▁AN C , ▁hold ▁senior ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁AN C , ▁and ▁influence ▁party ▁policy ▁and ▁dialog ue . ▁During ▁M be ki ' s ▁presiden cy , ▁the ▁government ▁took ▁a ▁more ▁pro - cap ital ist ▁st ance , ▁often ▁running ▁counter ▁to ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁the ▁S AC P ▁and ▁C OS AT U . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁sch ism ▁Following ▁Z uma ' s ▁acc ession ▁to ▁the ▁AN C ▁leadership ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁M be ki ' s ▁res ignation ▁as ▁president ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁former ▁AN C ▁leaders ▁led ▁by ▁Mos iu oa ▁Le k ota ▁split ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁AN C ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁People . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁N U MS A ▁split ▁from ▁Cos atu ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁special ▁con gress ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁Metal work ers ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁( NU MS A ), ▁the ▁country ' s ▁biggest ▁trade ▁union ▁with ▁ 3 3 8 , 0 0 0 ▁members , ▁voted ▁to ▁withdraw ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁AN C ▁and ▁S AC P , ▁and ▁form ▁a ▁social ist ▁party ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁working ▁class . ▁N U MS A