President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has acknowledged that his African National Congress (ANC) party had a difficult election, losing its majority for the first time since apartheid ended thirty years ago.
In the 400-seat parliament on Wednesday, the African National Congress (ANC), which was led by Nelson Mandela in the past, gained 159 seats as opposed to 230 in the previous session.
Even yet, Mr. Ramaphosa hailed the outcome as a democratic triumph and urged the opposing parties to work together, seemingly in anticipation of coalition negotiations.
While it opposes several of Mr. Ramaphosa’s government’s top policies, the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party has stated that it is open to coalition discussions with him.
After all ballots were tallied, the ANC received 40% of the vote, down from 58% at it.
