The African National Congress, which came to power in 1994 after the end of Apartheid in South Africa, lost its parliamentary for the first time, partial results from the general election showed on Saturday.
With 99% of the votes from Wednesday’s election counted, the party, once led by Nelson Mandela, secured just over 40%, a far cry from the 57.5% it won in 2019.
The party also lost its majority in two of the nine provinces, while the opposition pro-business Democratic Alliance (DA) retained control of a third.
