ANC and Putin: Ideology Abandoned in Favour of Mutual Animosity for West

JOHANNESBURG—In terms of ideology and constitutional principles, South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party (URP) could not be further apart, say analysts.   South Africa, because of the ANC, has one of the most liberal constitutions in the world, and in 2006 became the first, and so far only, African country to legalize same-sex marriage. Adults in the country are legally permitted to consume cannabis, as long as it’s in private.  No one in South Africa gets jailed for insulting anyone in the ruling party, and elections since 1994 have been free and fair. Comedians make fun of politicians, and social media is often abuzz with rumors about an ANC bigwig’s affair with a younger woman. ...