South Africa elections 2024 updates: Millions vote in crucial test for ANC

South Africans voted in national and provincial elections that could test ANC's 30-year rule.

By Mersiha Gadzo Published 2024-05-28 22:00 Updated 2024-05-30 15:22 1 min read Source: Al Jazeera

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Polling stations opened at 7am (05:00 GMT) and officially closed at 9pm (19:00 GMT) but people already in line were allowed to vote after closing.
South Africans voted in national and provincial elections that could test the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) 30-year rule.
Seventy parties competed for votes, and a coalition government looks like a possibility for the first time since the end of apartheid.
Initial results are expected within hours of polls closing, and the election commission will announce the final results on Sunday.
After the vote, the new National Assembly will choose the next president from among its members.

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