{"id":774610,"date":"2024-05-31T08:41:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T06:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=774610"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:41:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T06:41:33","slug":"55-of-voting-districts-counted-where-parties-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/774610\/55-of-voting-districts-counted-where-parties-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"55% of voting districts counted &#8211; where parties stand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These are the latest verified results from South Africa\u2019s national election, released by the Electoral Commission of South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tables show support for the African National Congress, Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Fighters, uMkhonto weSizwe and some smaller parties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 27.7 million people registered to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has lowered its original high voter turnout prediction, now placing it in the 50s. This adjustment comes after acknowledging issues such as delayed ballots and technical problems, alongside the use of three ballot papers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2024-05-29-election-voting-results-2024-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told Daily Maverick<\/a> that long queues at polling stations might indicate operational problems rather than high voter engagement, contrary to the IEC&#8217;s earlier expectations of surpassing the 66% turnout from 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2024, voters received two national ballots:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A&nbsp;<strong>national ballot<\/strong>&nbsp;contested solely by political parties \u2014 200 National Assembly seats will be allocated from here. It contained 52 parties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new&nbsp;<strong>national-regional ballot<\/strong>, where independent candidates can \u2014 for the first time \u2014 contest for the remaining 200 National Assembly seats together with political parties. This paper differs from province to province, and there are six independents running in four provinces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: The partial results may not be an accurate indication of the final outcome because counting from rural areas and townships where the ANC has historically had more support tends to take longer. Population density in the different voting districts can also be a variable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> The portion of results completed reflects the percentage of voting districts that have completed their count of the national ballot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Results from metropolitan areas, which have the largest voter pull, have largely not come in yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Percentage share of vote on national and national-regional ballots<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For national, 7.26 million votes have been counted and verified, and 12,952 of 23,292 voting districts completed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For national-regional, 7.17 million votes were counted and verified, and 12,829 of 23,292 voting districts completed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Political Party<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2024 National<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2024 Regional<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2019 National <\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42.34%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">41.52%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">57.50%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23.39%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23.46%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20.80%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MK<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10.77%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10.38%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">*<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.62%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.95%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10.80%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">PA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.80%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.96%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">*<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">IFP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.45%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.73%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3.38%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*Did not contest previous election<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gauteng<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registered voters: 6.54 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votes tallied: 1,759,605<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,425 of 2,797 voting districts counted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Political Party<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02019 Vote<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">35.02%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">50.20%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28.48%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27.50%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.32%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14.70%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MK<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10.32%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">*&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*Did not contest previous election<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">KwaZulu-Natal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registered voters: 5.74 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votes tallied: 999,571<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,972 of 4,974 voting districts counted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Political Party<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02019 Vote<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19.56%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">54.20%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">IFP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15.69%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16.30%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.90%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13.90%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.45%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.70%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MK&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45.34%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">*<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*Did not contest previous election<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Western Cape<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registered voters: 3.31 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votes tallied: 1,137,243<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,075 of 1,572 voting districts counted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Political Party<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02019 Vote<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">52.40%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">55.50%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20.53%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28.60%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4.91%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4.00%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GOOD&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.09%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3.00%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ACDP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.28%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.70%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">PA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.23%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">*<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*Did not contest previous election<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eastern Cape<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registered voters: 3.44 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votes tallied: 993,692<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3,227 of 4,868 voting districts counted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Political Party<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02019 Vote<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">66.34%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">68.70%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.03%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15.70%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.63%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7.80%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">UDM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.84%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.60%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*Did not contest previous election<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mpumalanga<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registered voters: 2.03 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votes tallied: 536,133<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>991 of 1,811 voting districts counted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Political Party<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02019 Vote<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">50.08%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">70.60%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.20%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.80%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13.00%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.80%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MK<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18.03%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">*<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*Did not contest previous election<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Limpopo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registered voters: 2.78 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votes tallied: 532,776<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,380 of 3,216 voting districts counted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Political Party<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02019 Vote<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">74.69%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">75.50%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11.62%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14.40%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6.70%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5.40%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*Did not contest previous election<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North West<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registered voters: 1.77 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votes tallied: 362,616<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>965 of 1,738 voting districts counted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Political Party<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02019 Vote<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">60.37%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">61.90%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16.24%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18.60%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.43%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11.20%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*Did not contest previous election<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free State<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registered voters: 1.45 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votes tallied: 537,982<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,189 of 1,586 voting districts counted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Political Party<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02019 Vote<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">53.64%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">61.10%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21.21%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17.60%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.65%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.60%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*Did not contest previous election<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Northern Cape<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registered voters: 655,286<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Votes tallied: 401,606<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>728 of 730 voting districts counted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Political Party<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of\u00a02019 Vote<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">49.23%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">57.50%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21.33%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">25.50%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.78%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.70%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">PA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8.40%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">*<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>*Did not contest previous election<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Seth Thorne<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/774541\/how-seats-in-the-national-assembly-will-be-allocated-after-all-the-votes-are-counted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How seats in the National Assembly will be allocated after all the votes are counted<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With just over 55% of voting districts counted, this is where some of the parties 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