Ballots from the South African election in 1994 symbolise the transition to democracy for all citizens, regardless of skin colour. Two names are printed on the ballot: Nelson Mandela, who was a leader in the fight against apartheid, and the sitting president, F.W. de Klerk, who had decided in 1990 to release Mandela after 27 years in prison. The ANC won the election. This was the party Mandela belonged to, and he was elected as the country's new president.
The ballots were acquired by the Nobel Prize Museum in 2024.
