{"id":774778,"date":"2024-06-01T07:31:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T05:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=774778"},"modified":"2024-06-01T07:34:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T05:34:33","slug":"2024-election-results-anc-left-shell-shocked-with-97-of-votes-counted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/774778\/2024-election-results-anc-left-shell-shocked-with-97-of-votes-counted\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Election results: ANC left shell-shocked with 97% of votes counted"},"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, uMkhonto weSizwe Party, Economic Freedom Fighters 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>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<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, 15.3 million votes counted and verified, and 22,827 of 23,292 voting districts completed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For national-regional, 14.6 million votes counted and verified, and 22,784 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\">40.1%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">39.3%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">57.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21.7%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21.7%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MK<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14.8%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14.4%<\/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\">9.4%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.7%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">IFP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4.0%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4.5%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">PA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.1%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.3%<\/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<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: 3,660,500<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2,652 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&nbsp;2024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of&nbsp;2019 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\">34.3%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">50.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28.0%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.9%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MK<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.7%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">*&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Action SA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4.2%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">*<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">FF+<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.4%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">PA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.0%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0.04%<\/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: 3,522,320<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4,949 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&nbsp;2024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of&nbsp;2019 Vote<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MK<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45.3%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">*<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17.0%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">54.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">IFP<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18.0%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16.3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13.4%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.2%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.7%<\/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: 1950,534<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,562 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&nbsp;2024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of&nbsp;2019 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\">55.3%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">55.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ANC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19.5%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">PA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7.9%<\/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\">5.3%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">CCC<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.4%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">*<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GOOD&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.1%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3.0%<\/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: 1,701,948<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4,793 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&nbsp;2024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of&nbsp;2019 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\">63.3%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">68.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14.0%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10.0%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">UDM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3.8%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2.6%<\/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: 1,145,113<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,801 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&nbsp;2024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of&nbsp;2019 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\">50.1%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">70.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13.9%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.1%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">MK<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17.1%<\/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: 1,412,575<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3,196 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&nbsp;2024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of&nbsp;2019 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\">73.4%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">75.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14.0%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6.0%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5.4%<\/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: 821,703<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,689 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&nbsp;2024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of&nbsp;2019 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\">58.5%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">61.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17.3%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.73%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11.2%<\/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: 833,839<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,584 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&nbsp;2024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of&nbsp;2019 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\">52.0%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">61.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21.7%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13.5%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.6%<\/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: 400,185<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voter turnout: 61%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All 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&nbsp;2024 Vote<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>% Share of&nbsp;2019 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\">49.3%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">57.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">DA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21.2%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">25.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">EFF<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13.3%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">PA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8.6%<\/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><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>The ANC has managed to scrape just over 40% of the national vote in the latest elections &#8211; marking a 17 percentage point drop since 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