With just over 75% votes counted, the ANC and DA are projected to hold their positions as the leading political parties in SA, while the EFF is expected to grow its base.
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With just over three out of four votes counted, the ANC and DA are projected to hold their positions as the leading political parties in SA, but with lower percentages than in the previous election, the EFF is expected to grow its base.On Friday morning, the ANC had 57% , the DA 21.8% and the EFF 10% of the votes. The IFP had 2.89% and the FF+ 2.48%.The provinces where the most votes still need to be counted are Gauteng, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal. In Gauteng 55.
Counting is all but done in the Western and the Northern Cape, with 94.36% and 97.45% of votes counted. The DA is in a commanding lead in the Western Cape with 54.76% vs the ANC’s 29.18%. In the Northern Cape, the ANC is out of sight of the pack with 57.25% of the votes, followed by the DA with 25.89%.
Elections analyst Dawie Scholtz on Friday morning projected a 65% overall turnout and the following outcomes:
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