South Africans waited on election results Thursday in a ballot that the ruling African National Congress party appeared on course to win in a landslide.
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S. African vote tests ANC’s grip on power
The ruling African National Congress is expected to win Wednesday’s elections in South Africa by a landslide, but polls predict it might lose its two-thirds parliamentary majority. The ANC has gained votes in every election since 1994, but a new player that threatens the party’s grip on power has entered the fray. The ANC is also dogged by corruption and is accused of failing to deliver services to the poor.