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South Africa had been adopted just days before the election. Nineteen political parties participated and, despite uncertain fears of how the day would unfold, the voting stations were peaceful, festive, and filled with optimistic smiles and elated national pride. A new picture of South Africa began to emerge. Elections to the provincial legislatures were held at the same time as elections to the National Assembly. The African National Congress (ANC) gained an overwhelming
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majority vote with 62.6% to the National Assembly, headed by Nelson Mandela who became the first black president of the country. The National Party (NP) took 20.39 % of the vote, followed by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) with 10.54 %, the Freedom Front (FF) with 2.2 %, the Democratic Party (DP) with 1.7 %, the Pan African Congress (PAC) 1.2 % and the African Christian Democratic Party with 0.5 %. At a provincial level, the ANC won seven of the nine provinces; the NP