With 99 percent of votes counted, results show the ruling ANC will lose its majority and be forced to seek coalition partners. Results by provinceThe ANC is currently ahead in seven out of South Africa’s nine provinces. Previous election resultsThe ANC has won all national elections since the end of apartheid in 1994 when Nelson Mandela became the country’s first Black president. In 1994, the ANC won 62.5 percent of the vote. In the last national election held on May 8, 2019, the final results were announced three days later.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 01, 2024 05:35 UTC