Despite scandals, a leader dogged by allegations of corruption and the worst split in its ranks for nearly 50 years, the ruling African National Congress (anc) chalked up another runaway victory in South Africa's general and provincial elections on April 22nd. Its share of the vote fell slightly, from 70% in 2004 to 66%, just shy of the two-thirds needed to change the constitution. But the anc still won more votes than at any time since the first multiracial elections in 1994. It looks unassailable for a decade ahead.
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