Former president Jacob Zuma's fledgling MK party was long seen as something of a joke in South Africa. That is no longer the case, after the results of yesterday's election have begun to indicate great success for the party. That's what Rebecca Davis writes in the South African newspaper The Daily Maverick in an analysis.
But there are still question marks over exactly what policies MK will pursue, and whether Zuma or ousted party leader Jabulani Khumalo is actually in charge.
"As it stands the day after the vote, it is completely unclear who is actually leading this party, who they will send to parliament, and who they could conceivably appoint as regional leadership candidates," writes Davis.
To IOL, political commentator Thobani Zikalala says that the politics of MK doesn't really matter that much - as long as they have Zuma.
- People follow personalities, and Zuma is a perfect example of that, no matter where such a person goes, there will be people who vote for them.
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Early figures do not give the ANC a majority in South Africa
Counting is underway in the South African election and early results are beginning to be reported.
When five percent of the polling stations were counted, the ruling ANC party had received 43.2 percent of the votes, according to the electoral commission, according to Reuters. The largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), was on 27.3 percent and the third largest, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), had 7.5 percent.
Earlier in the morning, with just one per cent of polling stations counted, the ANC was at over 50 per cent and challenger and ex-president Jacob Zuma's fledgling party had about five per cent.
The election is seen as historic because for the first time since the fall of apartheid, the ANC could lose its majority and have to form a coalition to stay in power.
Such a scenario is an earthquake in South African politics, even if President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to remain in power.
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