General Election in South Africa

To take a rest from US politics it might be interesting and useful for some to take a look at what's happening elsewhere on this planet.

It appears that the ANC is about to be defeated in the Republic of South Africa and replaced in power by what looks like a centre moderate party.

It looks as if democracy can work in some places. I was amazed, but overjoyed, that SA made the transition from Apartheid to a multi-racial country that more or less worked. Things are continuing. :thumbsup:

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JOHANNESBURG—With 95 per cent of votes counted Friday in municipal elections, South Africa’s ruling party appears to be headed for its biggest electoral blow since it won power at the end of apartheid 22 years ago. The results remained too close to call in the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, and the Tshwane metropolitan area around the capital, Pretoria. The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) was challenging the African National Congress (ANC) in both municipalities. Neither party appeared to be winning a majority in those two cities that would allow it to govern alone, raising the possibility of coalition governments. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa told reporters it was too early to analyze the election results, saying it would be like reading “somebody’s tombstone before they die.” The ANC lost a key municipality named after its star, Nelson Mandela Bay, to the Democratic Alliance. The DA already runs the city of Cape Town, the only major South African city where black people are not in the majority, and has been pushing hard to win supporters in other regions. The ANC, formerly the main anti-apartheid movement, has lost some support from people who say their hopes for economic opportunities have not been fulfilled since the end of white minority rule. The South African economy has stagnated since the global financial crisis in 2008.

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