The party has for the first time declined to below 60% in the national vote, it will go to the National Assembly with 19 less seats.
JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress has battled to maintain support in the country’s economic hubs barely holding on to Gauteng, suffering a 10%-point decline in KwaZulu-Natal and again losing to the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape.
It also became the party’s biggest province in terms of party members. Now that support has dwindled to 54%. While the ANC has faced a decline all round, its support continues to come from the more rural and poorer provinces, including Limpopo and Eastern Cape. With the battle for seats officially over, some of the political parties could then celebrate their successes and prepare their members in Parliament.
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