The Electoral Commission announced final results and declared the ANC the winner with 62.15 percent of the national vote and 249 National Assembly seats. The result returned the ANC to government but marked a decline from its 2009 share. It showed that the party retained a majority while facing greater electoral competition and pressure to meet the demands of communities still living with racialised poverty and unequal access to land, jobs and services.
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