Recalling SA's last five democratic elections eNCA
For the sixth time since the advent of democratic and all-inclusive elections in South Africa in 1994, the nation will gather at various polling stations across the country to take part in what is regarded as the most contested election in years.
But how have the ANC and its political contenders fared in the previous democratic elections since 1994?1. 1994 National election The three runner-up parties were the Inkatha Freedom Party led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the Freedom Front led by Constand Viljoen and the Democratic Party led by Zach de Beer, which obtained 2,058,294 votes and 43 seats, 424,555 votes and 9 seats, and 338,426 votes and 7 seats respectively.
The United Democratic Movement , jointly headed by former NP member Roelf Meyer and former ANC member Bantu Holomisa, became the most successful of the newcomers in the 1999 election by obtaining 546,790 votes and 14 seats.Former leader of the DA Tony Leon looks confident as he walks past the results board with party aides during a visit to the IEC National Results Operations Centre in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday 15 April 2004.
My Vote Counts Director Joel Bregman and professor Mia Swart, from the Human Sciences Research Council, speak to eNCA about details recently released about political parties' private donors. CourtesyThe Independent Democrats, led by Patricia de Lille, surprised observers by receiving 11,941 more votes than the NNP, officially making it the fifth largest party.
Ahead of the 8 May 2019 election, former President Jacob Zuma campaigns for the ANC in the Musa Dladla region in Empangeni, Kwa-Zulu Natal. CourtesyCritics account for Zuma’s election victory as a partial result of the culmination of support for him shown by the ANC Youth League , the South African Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions .
The recall of former President Thabo Mbeki, among other issues, caused factionalism within the ANC and led to the formation of the Cope.
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