On Wednesday, May 7, millions of South Africans voted in nationwide elections that are expected to see the ruling African National Congress return to power despite a vigorous challenge from opposition parties. For the first time, the electorate included a so-called "born free" generation, with birthdays after apartheid rule in South Africa ended in April 1994.
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The country goes to the polls in the fifth democratically held election since the end of apartheid. Seen in this photo, South Africans queue to cast their votes at sunset near a polling station in the Alexandra township of Johannesburg, South Africa, May 7, 2014.

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ANC party members check voters before they enter the polling stating in Mount Fletcher, Eastern Cape, South Africa, May 7, 2014.

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The South African president and leader of the African National Congress (ANC), Jacob Zuma, casts his vote in Ntolwane, rural KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa, May 7, 2014.

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A woman, with her thumbnail marked with indelible ink to prove that she has voted at a polling station, picks up her identity book in Eden Park, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, May 7, 2014.