I know those of you who live in the United States must be glad the presidential election is over. I can only imagine how bombarded you were with television ads, mailings, debates, phone calls, radio ads, newspaper articles, etc. Even here in South Africa we got sick of hearing about Obama vs. McCain. It seemed like the only topic of conversation for months.Over here, though, there is no rest for the weary. Just as the U.S. election was finished South Africa began gearing up for their own elections which take place next month. There are signs everywhere, political rallies, newspaper articles... you get the idea. Here we go again. But it's not as easy as Republican vs. Democrat. According to the Independent Electoral Commission, South Africa has 156 political parties.
And we still have a month to go...
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Haha. Yeah, I remember seeing those signs on the lampposts along the streets of Mafikeng last month. One day we drove by when one of the alternate parties (not ANC) was feverishly trying to put their signs higher on the posts than the ANC signs.
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