(1st UPDATE) A dramatically weakened mandate for the legacy party of Nelson Mandela, down from the 57.5% it got in the previous 2019 parliamentary election, means the ANC must share power with a rival in order to keep it
The party of the late Nelson Mandela receives just 40.27 per cent of the vote in national parliamentary elections, down from 57.7 per cent in 2019, as supporters abandon it due to anger over joblessness, inequality and power shortages.
South Africa was set to end three decades of dominance by the party that freed it from apartheid on Saturday, as voters angry at joblessness, inequality and power shortages slashed the African National Congress's (ANC) share of the vote to 40 per cent.
A dramatically weakened mandate for the legac
South Africa's long-dominant African National Congress has, for the first time since the end of apartheid, lost its parliamentary majority in the May 29 elections and will have to seek the support of smaller parties to remain in power.With .
JOHANNESBURG,- South Africa is on the brink of ending three decades of African National Congress (ANC) dominance as voter dissatisfaction over joblessness, inequality, and power shortages slashed the party's share of the vote to 40%. The ANC, the party that led South Africa out of apartheid under Nelson Mandela, saw its support plummet from 57.5%…