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Nelson Mandela’s party wins South Africa general elections

Despite a slight drop in the turnout, the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa’s general elections.

The late Nelson Mandela’s party has seen a dip in the support in recent times due to corruption scandals and political infighting.

A record 48 parties contested the general election this time. The ANC won re-election with an absolute majority in parliament after nearly all votes had been counted on Friday.

The party has ruled South Africa since the end of Apartheid in 1994.

Despite a string of corruption scandals and low turnout, the ANC, led by incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa, managed to garner 57% of the vote with 95% of ballots counted.

In 2014, before claims of graft led to the resignation of Ramaphosa’s predecessor Jacob Zuma, the ANC had won 62% of the vote.

Seats in parliament are allocated on the basis of the share of the vote. The party with the most representatives selects the president, who will be sworn in on May 25.

The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, won just 20% of the vote, down 2% from the previous election.

The Economic Freedom Fighters, founded six years ago by former ANC youth leader Julius Malema, was in third place with 10.51%, an increase of 4% on 2014.

A group of 35 smaller parties lodged a complaint with the electoral commission on Friday, alleging irregularities and calling for an audit of the vote. A record 48 parties contested the elections.

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