In the 2014 general election, the governing party won 22 of 30 seats with 69.85% support.
The African National Congress has retained the Free State provincial legislature with 19 seats after achieving 61.14% voter support in the 2019 election.
The Democratic Alliance , the main opposition party, only increased its provincial stakes with one seat, taking it to six. It garnered 17.58% of the vote, up from 16.23 % voter support and five seats in 2014. The Economic Freedom Fighters continued to grow its numbers and doubled its seats to four. This after securing 12.58% of the vote, an increase on the 8.15% it garnered in 2014.
The Freedom Front Plus retained one seat after winning 3.96% voter support. It failed to win more seats despite increasing its voter support from 2.1% in 2014.
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