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In a historic election, South Africa's ANC loses majority for the first time

www.npr.org /2024/06/01/nx-s1-4987616/south-africa-election-results

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16076416

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has lost its outright majority for the first time in a devastating blow for the party once led by Nelson Mandela. The ANC has dominated South African politics since winning in the first post-apartheid elections 30 years ago.

The ANC was braced for a disappointing outcome, predicted by polls before Wednesday’s elections, but the final results are even more sobering. It won 40 percent of the vote, falling from 57% in 2019.

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