South Africa’s main opposition party lays out plans to unseat the African National Congress
Associated PressPRETORIA, South Africa — Thousands of South Africans gathered in the capital Saturday to show support for the country’s biggest opposition party as it prepares for a much-anticipated national election in which it hopes to wrest control of the government from the ruling African National Congress. Participants at the Democratic Alliance conference also highlighted South Africa’s unemployment rate of over 32%, with the party promising to create at least 2 million new jobs if it prevails in this year’s general election. South Africa’s upcoming elections have been touted as one of the toughest yet for the ruling party, with recent polls suggesting the ANC may receive less than 50% of the national vote for the first time since the country’s white minority rule ended in 1994. Steenhuisen described the Democratic Alliance’s manifesto as South Africa’s “rescue plan.” He said the Democratic Alliance had successfully delivered services in Western Cape province, home to the only provincial government not governed by the ANC.
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