100% of votes captured in the Western Cape
Tensions flared on Saturday night after objections were raised by at least 17 parties over the alleged incorrect capturing of votes.
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Tensions flared on Saturday night after objections were raised by at least 17 parties over the alleged incorrect capturing of votes.
The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape is confident that it will hold onto power in the province, as preliminary results released by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) as at 6. 50am on Friday morning showed the blue party leading the polls.
Provincial head Michael Hendrickse says they are working towards a result by the end of Friday, but he remains mindful that political parties are still able to lodge objections until 9pm.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa in the Western Cape hopes to finish capturing voting results on Friday, with ballot counting in the province already completed.
A man who allegedly voted twice is among 10 people arrested across the province for election-related crimes since the voter registration weekend kicked-off in February.