South African general election, 2024

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/South_African_general_election,_2024
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:campaignPeriod February 2024 – May 2024
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:date 29 May 2024
gptkbp:dissolved 21 February 2024
gptkbp:electoral_commission gptkb:Electoral_Commission_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
provincial legislatures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South African general election, 2024
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Cyril_Ramaphosa
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:nextEdition South African general election, 2029
gptkbp:notableFeature first time independents could contest national election
coalition government required
largest number of parties in South African history
gptkbp:number_of_parties_contesting 70+
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:crime
corruption
unemployment
service delivery
load shedding
gptkbp:party gptkb:Economic_Freedom_Fighters
gptkb:African_National_Congress
gptkb:Al_Jama-ah
gptkb:Freedom_Front_Plus
gptkb:Democratic_Alliance
gptkb:Inkatha_Freedom_Party
gptkb:ActionSA
gptkb:African_Christian_Democratic_Party
gptkb:African_Transformation_Movement
gptkb:Build_One_South_Africa
gptkb:GOOD
gptkb:Patriotic_Alliance
gptkb:Rise_Mzansi
gptkb:United_Democratic_Movement
gptkb:uMkhonto_we_Sizwe_Party
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:Cyril_Ramaphosa
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:South_African_general_election,_2019
gptkbp:result African National Congress lost majority
Democratic Alliance second largest party
no party won majority
uMkhonto we Sizwe Party significant debut
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 400
gptkbp:stateElectorate 27.79 million
gptkbp:type parliamentary
gptkbp:voterTurnout 58.6%
gptkbp:votingSystem proportional representation
closed party-list
open list for independents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Inkatha_Freedom_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7