{"id":12067,"date":"2024-05-31T16:34:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=12067"},"modified":"2024-05-31T16:34:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:34:36","slug":"anc-set-to-share-power-for-the-first-time-after-south-africa-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/anc-set-to-share-power-for-the-first-time-after-south-africa-election\/","title":{"rendered":"ANC Set To Share Power For The First Time After South Africa Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/results.elections.org.za\/dashboards\/npe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">electoral commission<\/a>&nbsp;has announced almost 60% of the count. Here are how the top five parties currently stand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ANC &#8211; 42%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DA &#8211; 23%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MK &#8211; 12%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EFF &#8211; 9%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IFP &#8211; 3%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The seats in the 400-member National Assembly directly reflect the share of the vote that each party receives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new MPs then go on to elect the next president. As things look now, some form of coalition will need to be agreed in order for a president to be elected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s former President Jacob Zuma has made a huge impact in this election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His new party, uMkonto weSizwe (MK), which translates as Spear of the Natioon, has captured votes from the African National Congress (ANC), bringing down its parliamentary majority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"468\" data-attachment-id=\"12070\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/anc-set-to-share-power-for-the-first-time-after-south-africa-election\/059e7045-4f7e-435f-b0d7-1105a62cc990-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/059e7045-4f7e-435f-b0d7-1105a62cc990-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"624,468\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"059e7045-4f7e-435f-b0d7-1105a62cc990-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/059e7045-4f7e-435f-b0d7-1105a62cc990-1.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/059e7045-4f7e-435f-b0d7-1105a62cc990-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/059e7045-4f7e-435f-b0d7-1105a62cc990-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12070\" style=\"width:925px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/059e7045-4f7e-435f-b0d7-1105a62cc990-1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/059e7045-4f7e-435f-b0d7-1105a62cc990-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe at a DA desk at the results centre<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s performing so strongly that it is currently in third spot &#8211; ahead of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MK&#8217;s growth is extraordinary. It was registered only last September, with the 82-year-old Mr Zuma, a member of the ANC since the age of 17, announcing in December that he was joining it as he could not vote for a Ramaphosa-led ANC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, MK has shaken up South African politics in a way no party has done in such a short period of time &#8211; at least not since the end of the racist system of apartheid 30 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Mr Zuma has achieved this despite the fact that he is a convicted criminal, barred from taking a seat in the new parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt after he defied a court order to appear before an inquiry looking into corruption during his nine-year presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was released by President Cyril Ramaphosa after he served three months of his sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Ramaphosa is bound to regret the decision as Mr Zuma has now clobbered his party &#8211; the ANC &#8211; in the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>he&nbsp;electoral commission&nbsp;has announced almost 60% of the count. 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