Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi’s party, the ANC, seems to be losing its grip on the province’s majority vote, as it had garnered just 36.49% of the vote with Wednesday’s election count almost complete.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) had counted and audited 96.75% of the votes in Gauteng by Saturday evening. The ANC received 1,399,136 votes (36.49% of the total). This was a significant decrease from 2,413,979 votes (53.20% of the total) it won in 2019.
The DA remained the biggest opposition party with 26.78% of the vote. The party's support increased from 24.53% in 2019.
From 53% to 36%: ANC loses confidence of Gauteng voters
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Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi’s party, the ANC, seems to be losing its grip on the province’s majority vote, as it had garnered just 36.49% of the vote with Wednesday’s election count almost complete.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) had counted and audited 96.75% of the votes in Gauteng by Saturday evening. The ANC received 1,399,136 votes (36.49% of the total). This was a significant decrease from 2,413,979 votes (53.20% of the total) it won in 2019.
The DA remained the biggest opposition party with 26.78% of the vote. The party's support increased from 24.53% in 2019.
ANC moves to 36% in Gauteng, MK Party dominates KZN
The EFF got 12.46% of the vote, down from 13.53% in 2019.
Jacob Zuma’s MK Party also made some inroads in the province, notching up 10.52% of the vote.
Nationally, the ANC had 40.18% of the vote with 99.64% of the election counting finished on Saturday evening.
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