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#ANC54 Day 2 -- Late, Long Night For Voting Delegates
(01 of19)
Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete looks on during the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 17, 2017. (credit:Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters)
(02 of19)
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, former minister and chairwoman of the African Union Commission, attends the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 17, 2017. (credit:Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters)
(03 of19)
Deputy president of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa looks on during the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 17, 2017. (credit:Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters)
(04 of19)
A man carries politically branded clothing, near the Nasrec Expo Centre, where the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) takes place, in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 17, 2017. (credit:Rogan Ward / Reuters)
(05 of19)
A vendor stands next to the stall with politically branded clothing near the Nasrec Expo Centre, where the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) takes place, in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 17, 2017. (credit:Rogan Ward / Reuters)
(06 of19)
ANC members chant slogans at the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 17, 2017. (credit:Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters)
(07 of19)
Supporters of presidential candidate Cyril Ramaphosa burn traditional herbs at the gates of the Nasrec Expo Centre, where the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is taking place, in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 17, 2017. (credit:Rogan Ward / Reuters)
(08 of19)
Delegates dispute the votes at the NASREC Expo Centre during the 54th ANC national congress on December 17, 2017 in Johannesburg. South Africa's ruling African National Congress holds its 54th national conference, with the party expected to elect its new leader, who will probably become the country's next president. (credit:MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty Images)
(09 of19)
A delegate holds up an ANC reference document during the 54th national conference of the African National Congress party in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. Cyril Ramaphosa is nominated by 1,469 branches and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma by 1,094 branches to contest for the presidency of the ruling African National Congress at party leadership conference in Johannesburg. (credit:Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
(10 of19)
Zweli Mkhize, treasurer general of the African National Congress party (ANC), looks on during the 54th national conference of the African National Congress party in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. Cyril Ramaphosa is nominated by 1,469 branches and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma by 1,094 branches to contest for the presidency of the ruling African National Congress at party leadership conference in Johannesburg. (credit:Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
(11 of19)
Gwede Mantashe, secretary general of the African National Congress party (ANC), speaks during the 54th national conference of the African National Congress party in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. Cyril Ramaphosa is nominated by 1,469 branches and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma by 1,094 branches to contest for the presidency of the ruling African National Congress at party leadership conference in Johannesburg. (credit:Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
(12 of19)
A delegate disputes the votes during a plenary meeting at the NASREC Expo Centre during the 54th ANC national congress on December 17, 2017 in Johannesburg. South Africa's ruling African National Congress holds its 54th national conference, with the party expected to elect its new leader, who will probably become the country's next president. (credit:GULSHAN KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
(13 of19)
Delegates sing and dance during a plenary meeting at the NASREC Expo Centre during the 54th ANC national congress on December 17, 2017 in Johannesburg. South Africa's ruling African National Congress holds its 54th national conference, with the party expected to elect its new leader, who will probably become the country's next president. (credit:GULSHAN KHAN/AFP/Getty Images))
(14 of19)
A delegate disputes the votes during a plenary meeting at the NASREC Expo Centre during the 54th ANC national congress on December 17, 2017 in Johannesburg. South Africa's ruling African National Congress holds its 54th national conference, with the party expected to elect its new leader, who will probably become the country's next president. (credit:MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty Images)
(15 of19)
An African National Congress (ANC) supporter in ANC attire looks on outside the 54th ANC national congress on December 17, 2017 in Johannesburg. South Africa's ruling African National Congress holds its 54th national conference, with the party expected to elect its new leader, who will probably become the country's next president. (credit:GULSHAN KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
(16 of19)
A delegate walks away from the building where voting is taking place at the NASREC Expo Centre where the 54th ANC National Conference is held in the early hours of December 18 2017 in Johannesburg. The African National Congress (ANC), which meets from December 16-20 to elect its leader, led the fight against apartheid in South Africa and has ruled the country since 1994. (credit:WIKUS DE WET/AFP/Getty Images)
(17 of19)
A security marshall stand guards the stage during a plenary meeting at the NASREC Expo Centre during the 54th ANC national congress on December 17, 2017 in Johannesburg. South Africa's ruling African National Congress holds its 54th national conference, with the party expected to elect its new leader, who will probably become the country's next president. (credit:GULSHAN KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
(18 of19)
A delegate walks towards the voting area at the NASREC Expo Centre where the 54th ANC National Conference is held in the early hours of December 18, 2017 in Johannesburg. The African National Congress (ANC), which meets from December 16-20 to elect its leader, led the fight against apartheid in South Africa and has ruled the country since 1994. (credit:WIKUS DE WET/AFP/Getty Images))
(19 of19)
A delegate walks away from the building where voting is taking place at the NASREC Expo Centre where the 54th ANC National Conference is held in the early hours of December 18 2017 in Johannesburg. The African National Congress (ANC), which meets from December 16-20 to elect its leader, led the fight against apartheid in South Africa and has ruled the country since 1994. (credit:WIKUS DE WET/AFP/Getty Images))