The Federal Alliance (Afrikaans: Federale Alliansie) was a small South African political party that contested the South African general election in 1999. The party was led by business magnate Louis Luyt, and founded in 1998. They later entered an alliance with the Democratic Alliance but broke away and have now joined the Freedom Front Plus with leader Dr. Pieter Mulder.
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