South Africa elections live results 2024: By the numbers
Millions of South Africans went to the polls on May 29 for national and provincial elections that could test the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) 30-year rule.
Partial results are expected over the next three days, with final results likely on Sunday, according to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).
Which are the main parties in the race?
Four of the biggest players to watch out for in this year’s election are the ANC, the DA, the MK and the EFF.
Previous election results
The ANC has won all national elections since the end of apartheid in 1994 when Nelson Mandela became the country’s first Black president.
In 1994, the ANC won 62.5 percent of the vote. In 1999, it won 66.4 percent. In 2004, it reached its highest levels, clinching almost 70 percent of the vote. In 2009, it won nearly 66 percent, and in 2014, it won 62 percent.
In the last election in 2019, the ANC achieved its lowest margin of victory, winning 57.5 percent of the vote.
The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party has come second in the past five elections.
Parties in current National Assembly
The lower house of parliament is currently represented by 400 members of 14 political parties, allocated proportionally based on the votes each party received in the 2019 elections.
