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RE: Voting for South Africa’s Sixth Parliament
I LOVE the first picture you've got here. It's so moody and bright all at once. It makes me want to visit there.
Ok, now I'll go back and read the post.
40 parties on the ballot?!?! That sounds like an incredible feat. We have several, but there are only 2 on the presidential ballot with any real chance of winning the election. Hopefully someday that will change and we will vote for people based on their policies and abilities rather than party affiliation.
Thanks @mattifer. I love it when that happens and I can't resist a photo. I thought it significant on Wednesday.
I do hope that the electoral system will be changed in the next five years. Proportional representation made sense 25 years ago, but the electorate now wants real, personal accountability. It's time.
And that would/should open the door for independent candidates which should deal with the myriad small parties. I live in hope.