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Sa Elections The Most Competitive Since 1994
South African Embassy, BerlinRef: https://www.suedafrika.org/en/news-archive/newsarchive-details/datum/2009/04/22/sa-elections-the-most-competitive-since-1994.html
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What this means
This is a news/press review item published on the South African Embassy website in Berlin titled “SA elections the most competitive since 1994” dated 22 April 2009. It reports political analysts’ views that changes in South Africa’s political landscape over the preceding five months make the 2009 elections the most competitive since 1994. The article says the formation of COPE by breakaway former ANC members could reduce the ANC’s provincial majority support, especially in the Eastern Cape, and suggests coalition government could become important after results are announced.
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https://www.suedafrika.org/en/news-archive/newsarchive-details/datum/2009/04/22/sa-elections-the-most-competitive-since-1994.html
Key Takeaways
- Title: “SA elections the most competitive since 1994”
- Publication date: 22 April 2009
- Claim: most competitive elections since 1994
- Cause cited: breakaway former ANC members formed Congress of the People (COPE)
- Potential impact: could dent ANC outright majority in some provinces
- Eastern Cape ANC support history: 1994 (84.3%), 1999 (73.9%), 2004 (79.3%)
- Prediction: ANC support in Eastern Cape could decline again; coalition government could be key after results
- South African Embassy (Berlin)
- African National Congress (ANC)
- Congress of the People (COPE)
- United Democratic Movement (UDM)
- SABC News