At least 70,000 South Africans vote abroad, breaking voting records

A number of expats living abroad complained that voters may have been deterred by the lack of polling stations near them.

Side-stepping comment on the implications on the number of South Africans who voted abroad, Electoral Commission South Africa deputy chief electoral officer Shiburi Mashego, said the turn-out would remain “unknown until the votes cast overseas are counted in the country, following the close of voting stations on 29 May”.The groundswell of and enthusiasm for voting abroad by South Africans are “always a positive indicator for democracy”, independent elections expert Michael Atkins said.

“This is the biggest crowd I’ve ever seen” at the embassy, he said, having voted many times in London since moving to the British capital 23 years ago.

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