Small Parties Risk Big Money to Compete in S. Africa Elections

They don't have the money or the influence of the African National Congress, but a number of small parties in South Africa are hoping to have impact on policy by winning a few seats in parliament in the May 7th elections. In the final stretch, these parties are betting all their funding on the race.     It's a yellow sea of people filling the 95,000 seats in Johannesburg's biggest stadium. Nelson Mandela's party, the ruling ANC, bused in supporters from all across...

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