(29 May 2024)
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Johannesburg – 29 May 2024
1. Various of South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Soweto Hitekani Primary School polling station
2. Ramaphosa casts his vote
3. Various of African National Congress (ANC) supporters congregate outside the polling station where he voted
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa:
“This is the day when South Africa decides. Decides on the future of our country, who should lead the government of South Africa. And I have no doubt whatsoever, in my heart of hearts, that the people will once again invest confidence in the African National Congress to continue to lead this country.”
5. Various of ANC supporters congregate outside the polling station where he voted
STORYLINE:
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has voted in his home township of Soweto, Johannesburg, in an election that is widely seen as the most decisive in the 30 years since his African National Congress party took power.
The ANC has been the governing party since 1994, when it won the first democratic elections in South Africa, led by Nelson Mandela, ending years of white minority rule and apartheid. But there is widespread discontent with the party, and several polls put support for ANC at less than 50%.
Ramaphosa spoke confidently about election prospects after his vote.
Preliminary results are expected in the next few days. If the ANC is unable to obtain more than 50% of the vote, they will have to form a coalition with other parties if they want to reelect Ramaphosa under South Africas’s parliamentary electoral system.
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