# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has called on South Africans to ensure peaceful elections on 4 November, reject political violence and respect the outcome of the polls. Speaking at a wreath-laying ceremony for liberation struggle stalwart Oliver Reginald Tambo in Ekurhuleni, Mashatile said democracy thrives when people resolve political differences through debate and voting rather than conflict. He urged citizens to protect the democratic values for which Tambo and many others sacrificed their lives:
Deputy president calls for peaceful elections and respect for poll results [SOUND]
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