South Africans vote in local elections seen as test for embattled ANC
According to reporting by Al Jazeera International, Polls suggest the governing party could fall below 40 percent as voters weigh failing services.
International wire reporting from the Al Jazeera International confirms significant developments in United States. Global observers and diplomatic missions are monitoring strategic and macroeconomic ramifications.
“International wire reporting from the Al Jazeera International confirms significant developments in United States. Global observers and diplomatic missions are monitoring strategic and macroeconomic ramifications.”
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According to reporting by Al Jazeera International, Polls suggest the governing party could fall below 40 percent as voters weigh failing services.
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Polls suggest the governing party could fall below 40 percent as voters weigh failing services.
South Africans are voting in local elections widely seen as a verdict on the African National Congress (ANC), the party that led the country out of white minority rule in 1994 but has steadily lost support over the past decade.
Polls opened at 7am (05:00 GMT) on Wednesday and close at 9pm (19:00 GMT). A record 29.2 million people are registered to vote at 23,696 voting stations, according to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). More than 1.4 million special votes were cast on Monday and Tuesday.
Voters are electing councils for the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities, 44 district councils and 205 local councils. Those councils then choose mayors.
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