The ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, hit by worst election result since apartheid ended 30 years ago
It is now official that the party has lost its majority in the National Assembly for the first time
The distribution of seats in the 400-member parliament directly reflects the vote sh
The electoral commission has announced how the seats will be distributed in the 400-member National Assembly – they are shared out in direct proportion to the vote:
Here are the top parties:
ANC – 159 seats
DA- 87 seats
MK – 58 -seats
EFF – 39 seats
IFP – 17 seats
PA – 9 seats
The remainder of the seats went to smaller parties.
This confirms that the ANC will have to go into a coalition to form the next government.
In his first comments, President Cyril Ramaphosa says ‘our people have spoken whether we like it or not’.