Early results from South Africa’s elections suggest a historic political shift, with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on track to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time since the end of apartheid. With 13 percent of polling stations reporting, the ANC has garnered 42.5 percent of the vote, significantly below the majority threshold.
The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) follows with 26.1 percent, while the Marxist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) hold 8.4 percent, according to the electoral commission’s tally. The ANC, which has governed solo since Nelson Mandela’s 1994 election, needs over 50 percent of the vote to maintain its standalone governance and avoid forming coalition partnerships.
