ElectionResults From 249 seats to 230, the ANC shrinks in Parliament
PRETORIA – The African National Congress has bagged 230 seats in the National Assembly following South Africa’s sixth democratic elections.
The second party to secure the most number of seats in Parliament was the Democratic Alliance with 84 seats.
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