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Next month, the ruling African National Congress will select its leaders for the next five years. President Thabo Mbeki, the current ANC president, will step down from his state office at the next general election in 2009. As such, the outcome of this year's party leadership contest has significant implications. Considering the ANC's overwhelming political dominance, any candidate except Mbeki will almost certainly be the country's next president in 2009.
This call will examine the likely outcomes of the contests and their impact in key policy areas such as:
