Inside Politics Reporter
With more than 98% of the votes counted, it is clear that the ANC has lost its majority nationally and will have to enter into a coalition agreement with one or more of the opposition parties to its political right and left to continue governing South Africa.
The ANC vote nationally has dropped to 40.22%, followed by the Democratic Alliance at 21.66% and the Umkhonto we Sizwe Party, which at this point has taken 14.73%, replacing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) as the third biggest party in the country.
The ANC looks destined to lose its majority in Gauteng, and in KwaZulu-Natal, where it has been replaced by the MK Party as the largest party and will be in the opposition benches in the provincial legislature unless it can come up with an agreement with the parties it was competing with for power.
The ANC’s National Executive
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