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South African electoral commission says country prepared for upcoming polls

Cape Town (Africanews): South Africa is prepared for Wednesday’s landmark general election despite “orchestration to undermine the credibility of the outcome” after videos circulated over the weekend raised suspicions of the transparency of the process.

   Almost a million votes have already been cast in special voting permitted for those who are unable to vote Wednesday. Polls open at 7 a.m. Wednesday, and according to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), more than 27 million voters total are registered in the country of 60 million.

   Sy Mamabolo, IEC Chief Electoral Officer, said at the briefing that “in this election there’s a clear orchestration to undermine the credibility of the outcome.”

   He was referencing videos of an incident in the Eastern Cape province involving a truck that contained electoral rolls that was looted amid a taxi strike.

   “The videos that you saw over the weekend are not an accident, but it’s a clear, orchestrated endeavor to say that this election could not have been free and fair, even before they happen,” Mamabolo said.

   Mamabolo also added that a turnout of anything above the 66% registered in 2019 «will be satisfactory.»

   The ruling African National Congress party is for the first time facing the possibility of losing power with several polls putting their support at less than 50%. If they are unable to obtain more than 50% of the vote, they will have to form a coalition with other parties if they want to reelect President Cyril Ramaphosa under the country’s parliamentary electoral system.

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