South African President
Cyril Ramaphosa’s ruling ANC won re-election on Friday with an absolute
majority in parliament, results showed, but with diminished support,
complicating economic revival and anti-corruption efforts.
The African National
Congress (ANC) held a comfortable lead with 57.73 percent at 1615 GMT after 95
percent of voting districts were officially tallied following Wednesday’s vote.
That means they will be
mathematically assured more than 50 percent of votes cast in the final official
tally, due to be announced Saturday.
Seats in parliament are
allocated based on vote share and the party with the most representatives
selects the president, who will be sworn in on May 25.
President Ramaphosa, 66,
took over last year when the ANC forced then-president Jacob Zuma to resign
after nine years dominated by corruption allegations and economic decline.
Results released by the
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) showed the ANC’s closest rival, the main
opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), trailing with a distant 20.65 percent of
the vote.
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