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JOHANNESBURG -South Africans vote in national and provincial elections on May 29 that polls suggest could loosen the African National Congress' 30-year grip on power.
The first ballot is national and will consist of a list of political parties vying for 200 seats in the National Assembly. The third ballot will be to elect members of the provincial legislature in each province, and will also include parties and independent candidates.The Independent Electoral Commission says 27.79 million people are registered to vote, up from 26.74 million in 2019. South Africa's population is around 62 million.
At its first sitting, the National Assembly will hold a vote to elect one of its members to be the country's president. There can be several rounds of voting if no candidate wins 50% or more in the first round.
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