2019 ELECTIONS: ANC victorious, but loses seats in Parliament and across most legislatures By Greg Nicolson and Nkateko Mabasa
IEC chairperson Glen Mashinini brought the 2019 general elections to a close on Saturday night by announcing the official results in Tshwane, where he declared the ANC the winner, taking 57.5% of the vote and 230 seats in the National Assembly.
The big question now is whether President Cyril Ramaphosa will have sufficient leeway to stave off a powerful faction in the party opposed to his reforms to kickstart economic growth and clamp down on corruption. The Freedom Front Plus surprised the audience at the ROC with its 2.38% of the national vote, winning six more seats than the four it won in 2014.The African Independent Congress lost one of its three seats in the National Assembly and the United Democratic Movement lost two of its four seats. The Congress of the People won two seats, down from the three it held in the previous Parliament.
According to the Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo the “exponential increase in political parties” gave voters plenty of choice, but presented administrative challenges to the IEC. Earlier in the day, the IEC said it would “vigorously” oppose any court application challenging the release of the results.
In Gauteng, the party is three seats down with 37, down by one in Eastern Cape with 44, down by three in the Free State with 19, down by eight in KwaZulu-Natal with 44, down one seat in Limpopo with 38, down two seats in Mpumalanga with 22, as well as in Northern Cape with 18 and North West with 21 seats.
He thanked young people who decided to participate in their future and applauded the keen interest they had shown through social media.
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