Despite the declining electoral support, Ramaphosa maintained that the ANC 'is not about to collapse'.
Ramaphosa defended the party’s poor performance, which has seen its national support drop below 50% for the first time since the advent of democracy. But he nonetheless urged leaders and volunteers to keep their heads up.
“In the end, comrades, I don’t want anyone of us going around with their heads hung down, feeling like we are defeated. No ways. We are the largest party in every metro except Cape Town and Nelson Mandela Bay,” he said. Turning to low voter turnout, the president said this was a concern which the ANC sought to take responsibility for.
The event comes after a meeting of the party's national executive committee at the weekend. Ramaphosa did not go into details of what had been discussed other than the election outcomes.
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