South Africa election 2024: When is the poll and what is at stake for the ANC? - BBC News

The ANC has governed since the end of apartheid, but its vote could fall below 50% for the first time.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsSouth Africa elections 2024Image source, AFPImage caption, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC's achievements should not be forgottenBy Damian ZaneBBC NewsSouth Africa is heading for a general election in late May, with some polls suggesting the governing African National Congress (ANC) could get less than 50% of the vote for the first time in 30 years.

Mounting criticism of the party that led the fight against apartheid under the late Nelson Mandela has chipped away at its support, raising the possibility of a coalition government.

On 29 May, nearly 28 million South African registered voters have the chance to elect representatives to the national and provincial parliaments.

It will be the country's seventh democratic general election.

They have taken place every five years since 1994, when white-minority rule ended and the ANC came to power.

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