ANC, DA lose massive votes in South Africa’s election, EFF surges

0
168


President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa: His party set for victory but loses over one million votes

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress(ANC) is set for a clear victory in South Africa’s election but with a lower vote share, both for it and its main rival, the Democratic Alliance.

Analysts said ANC reduced votes reflected anger at corruption scandals and racial inequalities that remain entrenched a generation after the party took power.

With 99.96 percent of voting districts counted following Wednesday’s election, the ANC led with 57.5% of the vote.

The main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) was on 20.79% and the leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) had 10.78%.

In 2014, the ANC won 11.4 million votes, while the DA won 4.091m votes. According to vote tally published by News 24, the ANC this year won 10 015 633 votes, while the DA also recorded a fall in voter endorsement, winning 3.6 million votes.

ANC’s splinter party, Julius Malema’s…



Source: News Agency of Nigeria