South Africa’s governing African National Congress admitted it had been “humbled” by its worst general election performance since the first post-apartheid vote 30 years ago, but that it would not be “bullied” into axing President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The election was formally declared on Sunday night, with the ANC winning just 40.2 per cent, a result that one senior party member said had sent “shockwaves” through the organisation. In the end, 58.6 per cent of the 27m eligible voters cast their ballot.
The centrist Democratic Alliance came in second with 22 per cent. But the big winner was the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party launched six months ago by former president Jacob Zuma, which surged to 14.6 per cent.
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