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The indirect presidential election of the President of South Africa by the National Assembly took place on 14 June 2024, [1] following the general election on 29 May 2024, in which the African National Congress lost the outright parliamentary majority it held from the end of apartheid. [2]
2024 South African general election: The ANC party fails to win a majority of the vote for the first time in South Africa's democratic history. [12] [13] 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election: President Andry Rajoelina's party, Tanora Malagasy Vonona, loses their majority at the National Assembly, winning only 80 seats out of 163. [14]
General elections were held in South Africa on 29 May 2024 to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. [1] [2] This was the 7th general election held under the conditions of universal adult suffrage since the end of the apartheid era in 1994.
Party Votes % +/– Seats; African National Congress: 6,459,692: 40.18: 17.32: 73: Democratic Alliance: 3,506,864: 21.81: 1.04: 42: uMkhonto weSizwe: 2,344,311: 14.58 ...
On 14 June 2024, the ANC, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and other members of the DA-led Multi-Party Charter (except the ACDP), Patriotic Alliance (PA) and Good, agreed to form a landmark national unity government, with Cyril Ramaphosa being re-elected President of South Africa. This marks the first time the ANC has had to govern without an ...
The party intended to contest the 2024 South African general election [1] but was unable to supply the required signatures in time to do so. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The party contested its first by-elections in December 2024 , winning a ward off the African National Congress , as well as an additional PR seat, in the elections held after the dissolution of ...
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Map of the 2024 South African provincial elections shaded by winning party and with seats illustrated. This article summarizes the results of the 29 May 2024 South African provincial elections which were held concurrently with the general election. Voter turnout across the 232,292 voting districts was 58.6 percent. [1]