2019 Elections: ANC holds firm in less contested provinces but its support base is shrinking By Carien Du Plessis carienduplessis
In the provinces, elections results centres are emptying out as the vote count wraps up. Slowest to finish are Limpopo – where only about 70% of the votes were counted by noon on Friday, more than a day and a half after the close of the polls – and the Free State, where 28% of the votes were still outstanding.
Mpumalanga and Limpopo are once again a mainstay for the ANC, and although the party’s days of getting over 80% in these provinces seem to be over, it will still dominate the legislatures there.Even though 30% of the vote count was still outstanding in Limpopo and this could still present with drastic swings depending on whether these votes are in voting districts in, say, Seshego, where the EFF is strong, or in an ANC area. So far, the ANC garnered 75.
The DA has suffered losses to the FF Plus, with its percentage share dropping by just over a point from 12.73% in 2014 to 11.22%, and the FF Plus going up from 1.72% to 4.36%. The FF Plus looks set to be doubling its seat count to two, while the DA will remain the same at four seats.
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