South Africa

"return to South Africa's election where the parties are gearing up for Coalition talks as the African National Congress looks certain to lose its outright majority for the first time since the end of aarid well let's cross over now to speak to our Africa correspondent Barbara plasha who joins us from Johannesburg so Barbara where are we with the results % of

voting districts declared so far so very very close to uh getting the full result now yes that's right so I don't think we're going to have too many surprises between % and % um we pretty much know the landscape which shows that the uh African National Congress um has definitely lost its absolute majority as you mentioned the the it's unrivaled political

power that it's held since aparted but it's done worse than expected it's it's showing to showing to come in at around % of the vote now those results aren't official they're actually not going to be CL declared officially and uh today probably tomorrow Sunday but they're unlikely to change so I think this is very much being seen as a verdict uh of South Africans

who are fed up who want change who are punishing the African National Congress for years of Economic mismanagement and uh and Corruption scandals add to that this new party the MK party led by the former president Jacob Zuma um which has had a surprisingly strong showing and has really eaten into a lot of thec support so the

results of that are not very good for this party the the the former Liberation movement so in that case Barbara how does it work out who is talking to who in order to form some form of government well that's what we're all trying to find and I think there are a lot of different uh discussions being held now to lay the groundwork for something a little bit more

formal but what I can say is that those talks are complicated and will continue to be complicated because if thec is to share power and it is still the largest party uh it has to find a partner and that's there's no easy fit you have for example the second largest party the Democratic Alliance uh and very much not somebody that the US not sorry not a party that

thec would see as a natural uh uh Coalition partner because of its free market agenda and because it's got a reputation as the party for the white minority but then the second and third largest parties are on the radical left uh with with man manifestos that are calling for the nationalization of mines and Banks and for seizing white owned property uh again not

an easy thing to try to uh make into a government agenda uh so it's going to be interesting to see how they Square this circle uh but I think we we're looking at some turbulent Coalition talks ahead and which will help to shape which direction the uh the country goes okay Barbara PL Usher there in Johannesburg thank you so much and we are

continuing to monitor uh the South Africa election on our website as well so lots more detail there but for the time being for the team there in Johannesburg uh thank you very much"

return to South Africa's election where the parties are gearing up for Coalition talks as the African National Congress

looks certain to lose its outright majority for the first time since the end of aarid well let's cross over now to speak to our Africa correspondent Barbara plasha who joins us from Johannesburg so Barbara where are we with the results 99% of voting districts declared so far so very very close to uh getting the full result now yes that's right so I don't think we're going to have too many surprises between 99% and 100% um we pretty much know the landscape which shows that the

uh African National Congress um has definitely lost its absolute majority as you mentioned the the it's unrivaled political power that it's held since aparted but it's done worse than expected it's it's showing to showing to come in at around 40% of the vote now those results aren't official they're actually not going to be CL declared officially and uh today probably tomorrow Sunday but they're unlikely to change so I think this is very much being seen as a verdict uh of South

Africans who are fed up who want change who are punishing the African National Congress for years of Economic mismanagement and uh and Corruption scandals add to that this new party the MK party led by the former president Jacob Zuma um which has had a surprisingly strong showing and has really eaten into a lot of thec support so the

results of that are not very good for this party the the the former Liberation movement so in that case Barbara how does it work out who is talking to who in order to form some form of government well that's what we're all trying to find and I think there are a lot of different uh discussions being held now to lay the groundwork for something a little bit more

formal but what I can say is that those talks are complicated and will continue to be complicated because if thec is to
share power and it is still the largest party uh it has to find a partner and that's there's no easy fit you have for example the second largest party the Democratic Alliance uh and very much not somebody that the US not sorry not a party that thec would see as a natural uh uh Coalition partner because of its free market agenda and because it's got a reputation

as the party for the white minority but then the second and third largest parties are on the radical left uh with with man manifestos that are calling for the nationalization of mines and Banks and for seizing white owned property uh again not an easy thing to try to uh make into a government agenda uh so it's going to be interesting to see how they Square this circle uh but I think we we're looking at some turbulent Coalition talks ahead and which will help to shape which

direction the uh the country goes okay Barbara PL Usher there in Johannesburg thank you so much and we are continuing to monitor uh the South Africa election on our website as well so lots more detail there but for the time being for the team there in Johannesburg uh thank you very much"

African National Congress (ANC) is set to lose its outright majority in South Africa's election for the first time since apartheid.
ANC's support has dropped to around 40%, reflecting dissatisfaction among South Africans due to economic mismanagement and corruption scandals.

A new party, MK Party led by former president Jacob Zuma, has gained significant traction, further challenging ANC's dominance.
Coalition talks are inevitable as no single party is likely to secure a majority, but finding a suitable partner is challenging due to differing ideologies among potential allies.

The discussions for forming a government are complex, with ANC needing to navigate between parties with diverse agendas, including those advocating for nationalization and land redistribution.