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juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>For the first time in South Africa\u2019s democracy, no party won an outright majority in the national election, necessitating a coalition government.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>The African National Congress (ANC) led with 40.18% of the vote, followed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) with 21.81%, and the new uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party at 14.58%, surpassing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>The formation of the coalition and the exact parties involved remain uncertain, with leadership decisions to be made at the National Parliament\u2019s first sitting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time in South Africa\u2019s democracy, no party has outright won the national election, forcing a coalition government to create the country\u2019s seventh administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 52 parties contesting the national ballot and at only around 58% voter turnout, the leading party, the African National Congress (ANC) remains the most popular party enjoying 40,18% of the national vote. In second, the official opposition the Democratic Alliance (DA) held firm at 21,81% followed by the new party uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) dethroning the Economic Freedom Fighters as the third largest party in the country. MK gained 14,58% of the votes, with the EFF having 9,52% support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a win only concluded at 50% + 1, no party has claimed the outright majority which will inevitably result in a coalition government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/elections-60-voter-turnout-in-the-western-cape-as-locals-choose-leadership-for-next-five-years-20240603\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Elections: 60% voter turnout in the Western Cape as locals choose leadership for next five years<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the country has seen coalitions work fruitfully in other spheres of government at local and provincial levels, it has never had a national coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this stage, which parties will join together to form this coalition is unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ANC had been on a steady decline in support since 2009, with only 57,5% of the national vote, while the DA has had around 20% over the last few years nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ANC has retained power in five provinces and the DA retaining the Western Cape, with MK falling short in KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A coalition must be made in three provincial legislatures, including Gauteng and Northern Cape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-next-steps\">Next steps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a SA government dialogue on coalitions last year, \u201cA coalition government exists when two or more political parties (or independent representatives) combine their votes in a legislature or a council, to elect a government, and to support the decisions it takes. This becomes necessary when no single party has a majority of the seats in the legislature or council.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What this means is a combined effort between parties in parliament, often resulting in specific deals around leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-leaders-react-to-election\">Leaders react to election<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>DA leader John Steenhuisen thanked the millions of national supporters who assisted in growing the party outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7ae00b79\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cAs we digest the results of the 2024 elections and their implications, I know that many of you are feeling uncertain and anxious about the future. Yet, it is important to remind ourselves that we have faced times of even greater uncertainty before. Throughout our history, South Africans have overcome seemingly impossible odds. 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