ANC’s loss of its majority, may pave the way for coalition talks including GNU

Simon Nare

It’s official! The 2024 National and Provincial Elections have not produced a majority winner and therefore, there is talk that the unique position the ANC finds itself in – the first in 30 years of South Africa’s majority rule – paves the way for coalition talks or what is called the Government of National Unity.

When announcing the election results at the Results Operating Centre in Midrand on Sunday, the IEC’s Mosotho Moepya said the ANC had secured the most votes but fell short of getting a clear majority.

This means the ANC won’t be sitting with a clear majority in Parliament as it did before the elections. With the current results this means that the ANC will have 159 seats in the National Assembly, the DA 87, MK 58 followed by the EFF with 39 seats, the IFP with 17 seats and the PA with 9 seats as