With over 81% of the national votes in the 2019 election finalised, South Africans are getting a clearer picture of where the various political parties stand.<\/p>\n
Nationally, the ANC currently leads with a 57.08% share of the vote, with 82.67% of voting stations finalised.<\/p>\n
The DA has secured 21.63% so far, with the EFF following in third at 10.12%.<\/p>\n
Looking at provincial legislatures, the ANC has secured a majority in seven of the nine provinces, with only the Western Cape being run by a different majority party (the DA) and Gauteng currently showing a share under 50% for the ANC.<\/p>\n
Gauteng has emerged as the most hotly contested province in election, with opposition parties pushing hard to pull the ANC below 50% to topple the majority it has held in the area since 1994.<\/p>\n
In the province, by 11h30 around 62% of voting districts the province were captured – and the ANC has now dropped below the 50% barrier and currently stands at 49.56%.<\/p>\n
While the official opposition in the province will likely chalk this up as a victory, the ANC’s loss not the DA’s gain.<\/p>\n
The DA currently has 28.48% of the vote, which is lower than its share of 30.78% in 2014. The EFF, meanwhile, has increased its share from 10.3% in 2014, to 13.88% in 2019 so far.<\/p>\n
Keeping on trend as the biggest surprise grower of the 2019 elections, the Freedom Front Plus has seen it support base more than triple in Gauteng, currently standing at 3.96%, up from just 1.2% in 2014.<\/p>\n
Other provinces<\/strong><\/p>\n In other major provinces, the status quo has been held.<\/p>\n The DA has a firm lead in the Western Cape with 55.54% of the vote, and almost all ballots counted (98%), with the ANC trailing behind at 28.57%, and the EFF at 4.0%.<\/p>\n ANC head of election Fikile Mbalula conceded defeat in the province earlier on Friday, saying that the party had failed at its goal to pull the DA below 50% in the province.<\/p>\n In KwaZulu Natal, meanwhile, the ANC looks set to secure its majority, with a share of 53.47%, on 75% of the votes counted.<\/p>\n KZN was earmarked by some polls as having the potential to be another loss for the governing party – particularly with the resurgence seen by the IFP in the province.<\/p>\n The IFP has increased its share of the vote to 17.31%, up from 10.86% in 2014.<\/p>\n The DA is third in the province with 14.3% of the vote (up from 12.76%), while the EFF has made significant inroads, now having a support base of 9.13%, up from 1.85% in 2014.<\/p>\n
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