New South African parliament to meet Friday, no government yet
ANC's President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting with members of the National Executive Committee, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, Gwede Mantashe, Fikile Mbalula, Nomvula Mokonyane and Dr Gwen Ramokgopa in Johannesburg on June 6, 2024.
Punished by voters weary of high unemployment and poverty, rampant crime, rolling power cuts and widespread corruption, the ANC still remains the country's largest party and will control 159 of the 400 seats in the new parliament.
Its nearest rivals are the pro-business, white-led Democratic Alliance (DA), with 87 seats; the populist uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) led by former President Jacob Zuma, with 58; and the hard-left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 39.
