That the ANC will probably lose its outright majority at the national level will necessitate big changes in parliament.
As expected according to recent opinion polls, support for the ANC has dropped below 50%, to around 43%.
As expected according to recent opinion polls, support for the ANC has dropped below 50%, to around 43%.The Democratic Alliance has done better, with its support increasing to around 25%, while the new uMkhonto weSizwe Party won big support in KwaZulu-Natal – translating to close to 10% of total votes in SA.It looks like the Economic Freedom Fighters has lost a bit of its support to MKP.
In 2014 the DA got 22.2% of the votes and in 2019 21%, with its largest support base in the Western Cape.Currently, based on the previous election, the ANC has 230 of the 400 seats in the National Assembly, the DA holds 84 and the EFF 44. The Inkatha Freedom Party got 3.5% of the vote in the previous elections and earned 14 seats in parliament.
The changes don’t stop there. For years the ANC has been able to use its majority to appoint senior staff at all levels of government and within government departments, state-owned companies and several other state entities.Now, a coalition with another political party is on the cards. The IFP, traditionally the biggest party in KwaZulu-Natal after the ANC, has secured 18% of the votes so far.
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