South Africa in Uncharted Waters With ANC Set to Share Power
- Ruling party projected to win about 42% of national vote
- ANC seen losing majority for first time since end of apartheid
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South Africa’s ruling party looks set to fall short of a parliamentary majority for the first time since surging to power at the end of apartheid three decades ago, casting uncertainty over the make-up of the country’s next government.
The African National Congress is on course to win 41.8% of the votes cast in Wednesday’s national election, according to updated projections based on early results. That would be a 15.7 percentage point drop from the last poll five years ago.