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SA Opposition Party Criticized for Asking West to Send More Election Observers, Reports Say

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In February, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that general and provincial elections in the country would be be held on May 29, 2024.
South African opposition party has been criticized for asking the West to send more election observers to the country's 2024 general and provincial elections, local media reported.
On March 7, Emma Powell, a member of the South African parliament from the country's Democratic Alliance (DA) party, wrote to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, saying that her party was afraid of attempts to falsify the election results by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party.
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Reconciliation Day event on December 16, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 21.02.2024
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ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri said that the ANC did not know what was causing such "hysterical behavior" on the part of the DA. She noted that such behavior is not surprising, as anything can be expected from a party that supports Israel's actions in Gaza.
According to Western media reports, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern about potential foreign interference in the upcoming general elections in the country, which stems from Pretoria's legal action against Israel at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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