South Africa's polls have been praised for adhering to international election best practice. But, they are not without problems.
South Africa holds its sixth national election on May 8, coinciding with the country’s celebration of its silver jubilee as a democracy this year. The poll to choose national and provincial legislators is being billed as the most significant since apartheid ended in 1994. The contest might well be a referendum on the performance of the African National Congress , which has governed the country with a comfortable majority since then.
The three key contenders are the ANC; the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, and the Economic Freedom Fighters, the third largest party in the country based on their national parliamentary representation. Another threat is sporadic violent community protests, and the fact that there are “no-go areas” for some political parties in some areas.
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