In the lowest vote share gained since 1994, the ANC won the 2019 elections with a reduced majority of 57.50%.
'There will no longer be one dominant party in power, but smaller parties working in collaboration in a government of national unity,' say political analysts.
In the lowest vote share gained since 1994, the ANC won the 2019 elections with a reduced majority of 57.50% – down from 62.15% in the 2014 election – with the trend continuing to show a waning of its electoral support.While the Economic Freedom Fighters significantly grew its vote share – from 6.35% to 10.80% – the Democratic Alliance proportion of the vote also declined from 22.23% to 20.77%. The Inkatha Freedom Party and the Freedom Front Plus also registered some major gains.
“Even those who believe in liberation politics, the new home of liberation politics has now become the EFF.
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