South Africa's ANC loses majority, seeks coalition
Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), South African main opposition party, John Steenhuisen (C) speaks with the media at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) National Results Center in Midrand on May 31, 2024. PHOTO | AFP
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With more than 98 percent of the votes from Wednesday's election counted, President Cyril Ramaphosa's African National Congress had only 40.15 percent support, a catastrophic slump from the 57.5 it won in 2019.
