Pollsters and analysts say these could be the most pivotal elections since the country's first democratic vote 30 years ago, in 1994. Here's what's at stake.
Pollsters and analysts say these could be the most pivotal elections since the country's first democratic vote 30 years ago, in 1994. Here's what's at stake.A woman wearing a shirt of African Congress for Transformation party looks at other parties' election posters in Sharpeville, South Africa, on March 21.
African National Congress supporters, one holding a portrait of Nelson Mandela, gather at the Mose Mabhida stadium in Durban, South Africa, Feb. 24, for their national manifesto launch in anticipation of the 2024 general elections.Despite the governing party's poor recent record, it's guaranteed to get the lion's share of the vote.
Ramaphosa, whom South Africans simply refer to as"Cyril," is generally regarded as honest. He was a favorite of Nelson Mandela's, helped write the country's progressive constitution, and promised to clean up the rot in the ANC on assuming the presidency. Democratic Alliance party leader Johan Steenhuisen speaks to supporters during a party event on May 9 in Soweto, South Africa. The Democratic Alliance party has mounted a"Rescue South Africa" campaign tour ahead of the country's general election on May 29.is a radical, left-wing party led by 43-year-old political firebrand Julius Malema. It garnered 11% of the vote in 2019, with populist policies including plans to nationalize all land, banks and mines.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to his supporters during the launch of the election manifesto of his new political party, uMkhonto we Sizwe, at a rally in Soweto, South Africa, on May 18.The ANC went to court this year in a failed attempt to stop the new party from copying the name, which it argued is part of its legacy and brand. Also in court was the issue of whether Zuma could run with the party. The Constitutional Courtthat he could not, given a previous prison sentence.
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