Charles Molele
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule says the numerical decline of the governing party during the 2019 general elections was a sign of a maturing democracy.
The ANC has slipped from 62% in 2014 to 57% in 2019.
Speaking to Inside Politic on the sidelines of the IEC results centre, Magashule defended the party’s poor performance, saying this has happened globally where liberation had been in power for 25 years.
Opposition parties are trying to isolate president Cyril Ramaphosa from the ANC like they did with Nelson Mandela, says ANC secretary general Ace Magashule. #SAElections2019 pic.twitter.com/TLPhcn3Aoq
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“We are happy that our democracy is maturing. We had 48 political parties on the ballot paper. That’s out of this world. Globally, politics do change 25 years after freedom. This is where we are. Many other young people who were born after apartheid have voted.
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