The ANC has barely managed to keep Gauteng from being snatched by opposition parties after the party got just over 50% of the vote.
Following three days of uncertainty, where the party dipped below 50% for the first time on Friday morning with 58% of the votes counted, the party managed to avoid losing Gauteng.With the final result in, the ANC may still need to make deals with the opposition parties to formulate a government and run legislature business.
The party dropped its support further in 2014 to 53% and followed this with a dismal performance in the 2016 local government elections when it lost control of two key metros, Johannesburg and Tshwane.
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