South Africa's ANC may have won more time in power but election results show the party's clout is reducing
Current President Cyril Ramaphosa's new five-year term is threatened by Jacob Zuma allies within the ANC's leadership.
The party has been battling corruption scandals, sluggish economic growth and record unemployment – all issues its new leader, President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised to tackle. Seats in parliament are allocated based on vote share and the party with the most representatives selects the president, who will be sworn in on May 25.Despite the plunge in support, ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte told AFP news agency that "we are very happy with the results as they are."
Analyst Susan Booysen of the Wits School of governance, however, said the tally was "way higher for the ANC than it would have been had Zuma been still in power". "Even though we've lost some votes, we've held the centre – and I will lead that project going forward," he said after the poll.
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