The EFF has made inroads into KwaZulu-Natal, clinching more than 300 000 votes - which translates to 9.5% of the provincial vote.
EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture: Kim Ludbrook EPA African News Agency To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
The success of the EFF comes in the background of an expected decline for the ANC, who still had a slim majority of 53.97%. The ANC had a 64.52% outright majority in 2014, with 2.4 million votes in the province. Currently, at the 92% mark, the ANC had 1.7 million votes. He was speaking on the sidelines at the KZN regional operations centre, where political parties are monitoring election results closely.
At a close look, it appeared the EFF had eaten into the ANC’s share of the vote from the last elections. But the ANC believes that was not the case, but instead, blamed their declining votes on voter apathy.ANC KZN provincial secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli, also blamed their supporters in the eThekwini region for not turning up to vote.
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