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- 52 parties will contest the 2024 South African elections
- 4,272 candidates will vie for parliamentary seats
- The oldest presidential candidate is Jacob Zuma, who is 82
There are 52 parties officially contesting South Africa’s national elections, which will be held on 29 May. The 4,272 candidates have an average age of 46, with a third younger than 40. The oldest candidates are 84 and the youngest 18.
The oldest presidential candidate is 82-year-old Jacob Zuma, the former president who is a member of uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK). The party was registered in September last year. One of the youngest is Vuyolwethu Zungula, the ATM’s 36-year-old leader.
The ANC, DA, EFF, Freedom Front+, African Transformation Movement (ATM), PAC and the United Africans Transformation parties have the most candidates with 200 each.
In the last election 5 years ago, there were 3,536 candidates from 48 parties. The candidates’ average age was 43. The oldest candidate was 90.
The National Assembly has 400 seats – 200 are assigned from the national election ballot and the rest from the regional lists.
— 26 April, 2024Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for more charts like this
