South Africa Holds General Election, Massive Turnout at the Polls

On Wednesday South Africans went to the polls to vote in the country’s general elections and voter turnout has been massive as long lines at polling stations have been a common scene.

While the ruling ANC, led by Jacob Zuma, is widely expected to win they have had several obstacles to overcome, chief among them is a split in the party that led to the forming of the Congress of the People (COPE) party. That split could cost the ANC their two-thirds majority in parliament, stripping them of the ability to change the constitution.

Zuma took the leadership position of the ANC after the party opted to push former leader and ex-President Thabo Mbeki from the title. Supporters of Mbeki splintered from the ANC and formed COPE but Mbeki has never publicly endorsed the party.

Despite having plenty of supporters they are many who still question Zuma’s ability to lead and believe that if the ANC holds a two-thirds majority in parliament the constitution could be changed significantly to protect Zuma from prosecution tied to a corruption case.

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