South Africa elections 2024: All you need to know about these crucial polls
South Africans head to vote on Wednesday, May 29, the country is facing a crucial election that could end the African National Congress (ANC)'s 30-year dominance, according to an AFP report.The ANC is South African independence movement leader Nelson Mandela's political party.Polls opened at 7 am local time and will close at 9 pm local time today at 23,292 voting stations, as per a Bloomberg report. The country will see close to 28 million registered voters elect a new parliament, which will then select the president.Also Read | Neuralink brain implant: Elon Musk's company looking for three patients for long term study.
All you need to knowAs many as 70 political parties and 11 independents are competing for seats in parliament and the nine provincial legislatures. The president will be elected at the first meeting of the new National Assembly, which must occur within 14 days after the results are announced, Bloomberg report added.More than a third of the 2,545 registered voters surveyed indicated that no party represents their views.
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