South Africa Election: ANC Set To Return To Office Amidst Reduced Majority - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 10, 2019
Thegoverning African National Congress, ANC is expected to be returned to officein South Africa’s parliamentary election, but with a reduced majority.
Withmore than 90% of district results declared, the ANC has won 57% of the ballot,well ahead of the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on 21%.
TheANC, which has been in power since 1994, won 62% of the vote at the lastgeneral election in 2014.
Angerover the economy and corruption may have eroded its appeal.
Analystspredict the ANC will win the election with up to 59% of the vote.
Turnoutwas about 65% in the twin parliamentary and provincial elections – a dropcompared to the 73% registered five years ago.
Fullresults are due on Saturday.
SouthAfrica’s political landscape has shifted only slightly with these elections,the governing ANC slipping from 62% to 57% nationally.
That’sstill quite an achievement for a party that has presided over a decade ofeconomic stagnation and entrenched corruption.