As the ANC has held an absolute majority since 1994, when liberation leader Nelson Mandela led the country out of white-minority rule and into democracy, this is a historic turning point for South Africa.
South Africa's ruling ANC awaited the imminent confirmation on Saturday that it had lost its three-decade-old absolute majority and would have to find allies if it is to remain in power.
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