2024 elections | IEC says voting abroad proceeded smoothly

JOHANNESBURG - Out-of-country votes are now officially closed.

Foreign missions were open this weekend to allow those travelling and living outside the country to vote.

On Friday, expats in Algiers, Amman, Cairo, Damascus, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Ramallah, Riyad, and Tehran voted.

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The other 102 missions were opened on Saturday.

And with more than 24,000 voters in London alone, this station operated on Saturday and Sunday.

Voting hours were also extended at the New York and Washington DC missions.

The Electoral Commission reported smooth sailing with no reported incidents.