South Africans will head to the polls today for a landmark general election.

Polls open at 7 a.m., and according to the Independent Electoral Commission, more than 27 million voters total are registered in the country of 60 million people.

Ruling party, the African National Congress, is for the first time facing the possibility of losing power, with several polls putting their support at less than 50%.

If they are unable to obtain more than 50% of the vote, they will have to form a coalition with other parties if they want to reelect President Cyril Ramaphosa under the country’s parliamentary electoral system.

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