South Africa Election Results: Ramaphosa's ANC Loses Majority in Parliament

South Africa’s African National Congress has begun talks with rivals to form a government following its worst performance since Nelson Mandela led it to power at the end of apartheid in 1994. The ANC obtained 159 of the 400 seats in the National Assembly in the May 29 elections, the electoral commission announced on Sunday, a precipitous decline from the 230 seats President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party won five years ago. Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja reports.


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[-December]

Ramaphosa has achieved what his handlers have mandated him to do: To Destroy The ANC. Rupert’s and Oppenheimer’s must be really proud of this guy.

[spykerhond]

most of his people cant even see what his doing for 5 years they have no media, this is a criminal .

[hennoktv]

Mr President, you shud know why people voted ANC in the first place...

[myshepspud]

Actually how large MK is saddens me they are spearheaded by the worst problems of the ANC.

[franceskeevy]

Once voted by economics and te party that lost should stay there should be no voting ANC is corrupt can't believe people still vote them after thousands of promises made and not kept

[SbusisoBonginhlanhla]

Ayikho lento ayishoyo lo government uyalwazi udaba akenziluthu sesikhathele boh elokhu ecula iculo elingafakazwa muntu

[theomthembu]

The markets never voted buts its the people that voted so to please the markets will be something that will benefit phala phala and not the people.
For the past years of elections we’ve been pleasing the markets but now we are part of bricks and there is no need to please the US markets

[ligmaballz]

So we have the most presidents in the whole world and only world record

[cedarxeda]

I thought he wanted to conceive defeat

[sibusisoalfredkhoza]

ANC has forgotten what Africans wants from the minority? ..is ANC has a word to say about the Land and wealth of South Africa ...is ANC still hungry to cater such mandate for us ..is ANC willing to protect our state companies? Is ANC have a strategy to create jobs? I sometimes think thier plans isnt effective n reasonsble than the EFFs n MKs.. i have many questions... the last question, Mr President, are you related with Hellen?

[betssteyn-vdsq]

Wel ek hoop die anc en Ramaphosa skrik wakker en doen hulle werk nou beter 😮

[stanleynkosikamthembu]

The ANC received significant majorities in past elections, sadly, it failed to give due attention to South Africans, especially, black SANs due to apartheid & colonialism. Our country now faces multiple threats & risks. Yet again authorities kowtow around these grave issues that may lead to the disintegration of our nation, our state and our existence as a people.

[leigh]

Thank you for your grace and leadership our democratic ANC 💚💛🖤🇿🇦. We will forever love you, change is painful but we are behind the dream we all wanted. Long live African National Congress long live ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[evelynperumal]

We could not vote because the iec online system to change addresses did not work and there was no communication that there was any issues.

I am 1 of many were not allowed to vote, so what is free and fair.

[iuirxqv]

We love anc we are here because of zuma and zulu people

[realbanter]

The God of Abraham has entered the land. Lets see what he does.

[SbusisoBonginhlanhla]

Ayikho lento ayishoyo lo government uyalwazi udaba akenziluthu sesikhathele boh elokhu ecula iculo elingafakazwa muntu