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Voting starts in South African election
JOHANNESBURG, May 8, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Polling stations opened in national
elections in South Africa on Wednesday in a test of the ruling ANC’s
popularity 25 years after the start of democracy.
Some 26.8 million voters are registered to cast ballots at 22,925 polling
stations.
The ANC is tipped to win but with a reduced majority and the result will
reveal whether its new leader, President Cyril Ramaphosa, can reverse growing
resentment among South African voters.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1119 hrs