After 30 years in power, the African National Congress must engage in tricky coalition talks with its rivalsThe African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago.With more than 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had received just over 40% in Wednesday’s election, well short of the majority it had held since the famed all-race vote of 1994 that ended apartheid and brought it to power under Nelson Mandela. Continue reading…
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Author : Associated Press in Johannesburg
Publish date : 2024-06-01 13:05:33
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South Africa to embark on new political path after ANC loses majority
