Breaking | The ANC in the Eastern Cape has retained its majority in the provincial legislature after the May 8 general elections.
With 94.01% voting districts captured before midday on Friday the ANC was in poll position with 68.6% – a few percentage points shy from their 2014 achievement of 70.09%.
The United Democratic Movement, which received 6.16% in 2014, was struggling at only 2.66 %, and new kids on the block, the African Transformation Movement completed the top five of the Eastern Cape political parties at 1.52%.
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