The African Union, AU has acknowledged the South African general elections as peaceful, transparent, inclusive and credible.
The AU Election Observation Mission said in a statement posted on the AU official website.
The Mission said the elections were conducted “in a calm, peaceful and orderly manner” and afforded the people of South Africa the opportunity to exercise their democratic rights of choosing their leaders.
It added that the South African Independent Electoral Commission prepared and conducted the elections in a professional and transparent manner and in accordance with the relevant laws governing elections in the country.This came as a coalition of thirty five smaller political parties said they were unhappy with the running of the elections which they said were marred by double voting. They threatened to go to court and demand an election rerun.
