South Africa's ANC to start coalition talks after bruising election
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema (right) reacts as he arrives to conduct a press conference at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) National Results Centre at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand on June 1, 2024. PHOTO | AFP
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With 99.91 percent of the votes counted, President Cyril Ramaphosa's African National Congress had only 40.2 percent, a catastrophic slump from the 57.5 percent it won in 2019.
The party must negotiate a coalition government or at least persuade others to back Ramaphosa's re-election in parliament to allow him to form a minority administration.
