Published 3 June 2024 at 10.07
Foreign. For the first time since the fall of the apartheid system in South Africa 30 years ago, the anti-white communist party ANC has lost its majority in parliament.
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Since Nelson Mandela led the ANC to power in 1994, the party has had a firm grip on South Africa.
But in the last election, the party received only 40 percent of the vote, which corresponds to 159 seats out of a total of 400 in parliament. It is a drastic reduction from 230 seats after the last election.
The result surpasses the worst-case scenarios that experts presented to the ANC ahead of the election. The party will now be forced to find coalition parties in order to continue to govern.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa admits that his party did not achieve an optimal election result.
– Our people have spoken, whether we like it or not, says Ramaphosa according to BBC News.
He adds that voters want the parties to find common ground.
– Through their votes, they have shown clearly and clearly that our democracy is strong and lasting, he says.