In the parliamentary elections in South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC), which has been in power since the end of apartheid thirty years ago, lost its absolute majority for the first time. This is evident from partial results published by the electoral commission on Thursday morning.
Accordingly, after counting ten percent of the polling stations, the ANC received 42.3 percent of the votes.
EFF as kingmaker?
The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) received 26.3 percent of the votes. The left-wing radical EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) party of former ANC official Julius Malema came third with 8.1 percent of the votes. She could play the role of kingmaker.
South Africa’s 27.6 million citizens could vote on Wednesday to fill the 400-seat parliament, which will then decide the new president in June.
Higher turnout in elections
The Electoral Commission said it expected significantly more people to vote than in the 2019 election. At that time, 66 percent of registered voters voted.
Source: Krone
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