ANC regains a 50%-plus lead in Gauteng but it's way too early to pop champagne

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ANC regains a 50%-plus lead in Gauteng but it's way too early to pop champagne
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ANC regains a 50%-plus lead in Gauteng but it's way too early to pop champagne.

Gauteng premier David Makhura looks set to return to the pound seat as his party is leading the race in the province.The ANC regained a crucial 50%-plus lead in Gauteng with less than 3,000 voting districts left to declare in the 2019 elections.

The ANC was sitting with 50.6% as the DA held on to the second spot with 27.2% and the EFF lagging behind with 14.3% as the IEC was winding down the declaration of voting districts in the country's economic hub. The ANC is desperate for an outright win to avoid being forced to form a coalition government or get thrown in the opposition benches.

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