A dramatically weakened mandate for the legacy party of Nelson Mandela, down from the 57.5% it got in the 2019 parliamentary election, means the African National Congress must share power with a rival to keep it, an unprecedented prospect.
South Afr ica enters new era of coalition politicsOpposition DA and ex-leader Zuma's parties in 2nd, 3rd
"We can talk to everybody and anybody," Gwede Mantashe, the ANC chair and current mines and energy minister, told reporters in comments carried by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , dodging a question about who the party was discussing a possible coalition deal with. "We have achieved our mission: ... to bring the ANC below 50%. We want to humble the ANC," Malema told journalists at the results centre.
MK's strong performance, especially in Zuma's home province of KwaZulu-Natal, is one of the main reasons the ANC failed to secure a majority. Some parties have questioned what they say are vote-counting inconsistencies that may lead to some results being contested.
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