South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main players

FILE - An election poster, with President Cyril Ramaphosa atop a pole in Soweto, South Africa , on April 22, 2024. Ramaphosa has tried to rebuild the reputation of the ANC by cracking down on government graft, but unemployment has risen to 32% under him and he has struggled to curb poverty. FILE - South Africa n President Cyril Ramaphosa , centre, dances to music as he attends Freedom Day celebrations in Pretoria, South Africa , on April 27, 2024.

The ANC is still expected to win the largest share of votes, but if it receives less than 50% as predicted, it will need the help of coalition partners to reelect the 71-year-old Ramaphosa.The centrist DA has promised to “rescue” South Africa from what it says is the corruption and mismanagement of the ANC but has never come close to winning a national election. The DA won 22% in the last general election in 2019 to the ANC’s 62%.

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