JOHANNESBURG – Speaking to journalists at Auckland Park on Friday May 9, the African National Congress (ANC) thanked the people of Gauteng for entrusting the party with another term in office.
ANC Chairperson Paul Mashatile said, “In the next five years we seek to serve the people of Gauteng as they have requested from us. They have given us the mandate, and we aim to see it through.”
Contrary to polls before the elections, the ANC won the province with 53.59 per cent of the votes, followed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) on 30.78 percent. New comers Economic Freedom Fighters under the leadership of Julius Malema received 10.30 per cent of the votes.
City of Ekurhuleni Election Results
National Results
African National Congress (ANC) – 56.41 per cent
Democratic Alliance (DA) – 26.88 per cent
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) – 10.65 per cent
Vryheidsfront Plus (VF Plus) – 1.02 per cent
National Freedom Party (NFP) – 0.83 per cent
Provincial Results
African National Congress (ANC) – 55.07 per cent
Democratic Alliance (DA) – 29.05 per cent
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) – 10.61 per cent
Vryheidsfront Plus (VF Plus) – 0.93 per cent
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) – 0.91 per cent
Official results will be announced at 18:00 this evening (Saturday May 10)
