Elections 2019

#Elections2019: Voting Stations Now Open

With more than 26 million South Africans out of an eligible voting population of almost 35 million registered to vote, voting stations countrywide have opened their doors and will remain open until 9pm as South Africans cast their vote for the sixth time since the end of apartheid.

South Africans make their choice between a record number of 48 political parties on the 2019 general election ballot. Analysts have argued that these elections might the closest in South Africa’s 25 year old democracy.

This is largely due to the African National Congress’ (ANC) decline in electoral supports since 2004, and the subsequent formation of Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). While the Democratic Alliance (DA) has scored a series of own goals in the build up to these elections.

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The ANC-still reeling from the 2016 municipal elections where the party lost control of three metropolitan municipalities, including Johannesburg, will look to set the red straight an assert its electoral dominance with Cyril Ramaphosa now at the helm.

Even though some results will start trickling in as soon as a significant portion of the votes has been cast the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will likely release the official election results on Saturday- 11 May.

Do you think the ANC can stop its electoral decline? Or will the EFF prove analysts and pre-election polls right and be this elections biggest winners?

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Source: Dailyworthing