39 parties, 1 independent candidate to contest elections in WC - confirms IEC
In this year's elections, voters will be issued with three ballot papers, one national, one provincial, and one regional ballot.
A woman queues to cast her vote. Picture: Masixole Feni/GroundUp
CAPE TOWN - With this year's general elections just 50 days away, the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) in the Western Cape says 39 political parties and one independent candidate will be contesting the elections in the province.
Registered voters will cast their votes on Wednesday, May 29.
In this year's elections, voters will receive three ballot papers: one national, one provincial and one regional ballot.
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Provincial electoral officer Michael Hendrickse explains what the ballots for Western Cape residents will look like.
"We have 29 parties on our provincial ballot, and we have 34 parties and 1 independent candidate on our regional ballot. The third ballot - which is the national ballot for everybody - there are 52 parties on that."
However, some parties are not contesting the provincial elections, but are on the regional ballot for the National Assembly.