The ruling ANC insists that last Wednesday’s election results shows the party still has the solid backing of the South Africa’s voters.
The party won 62.2 percent of the vote, more than three percentage points lower than in the previous election five years ago.
In the heartland province of Gauteng its lead was cut more than ten percent to 53 percent.ends intro
Celebrating the ANC’s election victory, President Jacob Zuma laughed at the media calling the party that won in excess of 63 percent of the popular votes losers while those winning 22 percent and 6 percent are described as winners.
He was referring to the Democratic Alliance and the new Economic Freedom Fighters of Julius Malema respectively.
Malusi Gigaba, who headed up the ANC campaign lashed the media for its critical reporting of government ahead of elections.
He says the party’s resigned to the fact the media doesn’t love it. The important thing is the electorate once again demonstrated that it still does.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe says the outcome of last Wednesday’s election shows support for his party is still rock solid.
He maintains thThe people of South Africa have once again given the ANC an overwhelming mandate to continue with the work it started twenty years ago when it won power in in the country’s first democratic election.