South Africa's ANC Faces Significant Vote Share Drop in Recent Election

The African National Congress's (ANC) vote share in South Africa's recent parliamentary election has dropped to just over 40%, a significant decline from the 57.5% it secured in the 2019 election. The Democratic Alliance garnered 21.7%, while uMkhonto we Sizwe, led by former president Jacob Zuma, polled 14.8%.

The vote share of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) after this week's parliamentary election slipped further to just over 40% with results in from almost all polling stations, the electoral commission's website showed on Saturday. With results from 97% of voting centres, the ANC stood at 40.14%, a precipitous drop from the 57.5% it secured in the last national election in 2019.

The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, was at 21.7%, while uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new party led by former president Jacob Zuma, polled 14.8%.