This election (27-29 April) was a cathartic and historic turning point in South African history. It paved the way towards a new democratic dispensation and a new constitution for South Africa. For the first time all races in the country were going to the polls to decide their own destiny. Nineteen political parties participated and twenty-two million people voted. Against the misgivings of many people, the election took place in a convivial spirit. The African National Congress (ANC) won the election with 62.65 % of the vote. The National Party (NP) received 20.39 %, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 10.54 %, Freedom Front (FF) 2.2 %, Democratic Party (DP) 1.7 %, Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) 1.2 % and the African Christian Democratic Party 0.5 %.

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Sources:

Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.

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