South Africa holds national election as support for ruling ANC ebbs

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South Africans vote on Wednesday, and the ruling party, the African National Congress, is struggling to hold onto its parliamentary majority after three decades in power.

The ANC is still likely to dominate the 400-member National Assembly, which chooses the president. But national polls predict the ANC won’t win more than 50 percent of the seats. So incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa, a millionaire business magnate, will probably need a coalition.

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