Preliminary results may see the ANC topple in Middelburg
Though vote counting has not been finalised yet, preliminary results indicate that the ANC will not reach a 50% slice of the cake, affording opposition parties the opportunity to unseat the ruling party with a coalition government.
The 08:00 IEC update on results counted is as follows:
• Abantu Batho Congress – 55 total votes – 0.05%
• African Restoration Alliance – 18 total votes – 0.02%
• African Christian Democratic Party – 390 total votes – 0.39%
• African Independent People’s Organization – 37 total votes – 0.04%
• ANC – 32 997 total votes – 32.96%
• African People’s Convention – 55 total votes – 0.05%
• African Transformation Movement – 457 total votes – 0.46%
• African Voice Progressive Party – 58 total votes – 0.06%
• Bolsheviks Party SA – 37 total votes – 0.04%
• DA – 36 471 total votes – 36.43%
• EFF – 14 769 total votes – 14.75%
• Forum 4 Service Delivery – 144 total votes – 0.14%
• Independent – 53 total votes – 0.05%
• Middelburg and Hendrina Residents Front – 7400 total votes – 7.39%
• Moretele Independent Civic Organization – 89 total votes – 0.09%
• Moretele Peoples Party – 47 total votes – 0.05%
• Patriotic Alliance – 223 total votes – 0.22%
• Sindawonye Progressive Party – 60 total votes – 0.06%
• Spectrum National Party – 46 total votes – 0.05%
• United Independent Movement – 120 total votes – 0.12%
• United Residents Front – 95 total votes – 0.09%
• Freedom Front Plus – 6503 total votes – 6.49%.
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