Over 1.4 million registered voters have participated in this year's elections in Limpopo.
The African National Congress got 73.4% support which is a decline of two percentage points compared to 2019.
The Economic Freedom Fighters is second with 14.1%, a slight decline of zero-point-four of a percent compared to 2019. The Democratic Alliance received 5.9% – a slight increase of point four of a percent. They are followed by Freedom Front Plus with 1% and Umkhonto weSizwe Party with point eight of a percent.An independent candidate has expressed concern at the deposit charged by the electoral commission, IEC, to contest in the general elections. An independent candidate who did not perform well, Faith Phathela, says the commission should stop charging high amounts for independent candidates to contest.
An independent candidate had to pay a deposit of R20 000 to contest for a seat in the national assembly and R15 000 for a seat in the provincial legislature. Phathela received 272 votes in Limpopo. It was the first time that independents contested an election. Phathela says the playing field is not level.
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