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Parties jostle to set the terms of coalition talks

Ramaphosa’s future is on the line after ANC took a drubbing in the election, says analyst

POLITICAL parties geared up for coalition talks as the governing ANC looked set to fall well short of a majority for the first time in 30 years of democracy.

With results in from nearly 70% of polling stations, the ANC had 41.8% of votes, a precipitous drop from the 57.5% it secured in the last national election in 2019.

The three big parties seem to be the biggest losers in terms of seats in

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