SA politics, who came and who went in 2019
It was a good year for the EFF, generally speaking; the DA, not so much
30 December 2019 - 12:42
Opposition parties were expected to “eat up” the ANC’s ruling majority in 2019’s general election‚ with Gauteng being the most hotly contested province. But the Cyril Ramaphosa effect proved good enough to ensure that the ANC stayed in power‚ albeit with a reduced majority.
The ANC got 57.51% of the vote‚ the DA 20.76% and the EFF‚ the biggest mover in the elections‚ 10.79%. The ANC dropped from 62% in 2014‚ while the DA slipped from 22% in the same period...
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