Conservative Party (RSA-SWM)

The Conservative Party (Afrikaans: Konserwatiewe Party) is the largest and ruling party of the Republic of South Africa. Former in 1982 as a breakaway from the then-ruling National Party, the Conservative Party became the largest party during the 1995 "reset" elections, and has held the majority of seats within the House of Assembly and President's Council since then. Cobus Grobler has been the party's leader since July 2001, when he started his first term as State President, an office which he still occupies.