2019 South African general election

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The 2019 South African general election was a nationwide vote to elect the National Assembly and provincial legislatures, shaping the country’s political landscape 25 years after the end of apartheid.

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instanceOf general election
national election
ANCSeats 230
ANCVoteSharePercentage about 57.5%
campaignPeriod 2018–2019
country South Africa
DASeats 84
date 8 May 2019
DAVoteSharePercentage about 20.8%
EFFSeats 44
EFFVoteSharePercentage about 10.8%
elects National Assembly of South Africa NERFINISHED
provincial legislatures of South Africa NERFINISHED
followedBy 2024 South African general election NERFINISHED
follows 2014 South African general election NERFINISHED
includesElection 2019 Eastern Cape provincial election
2019 Free State provincial election
2019 Gauteng provincial election
2019 KwaZulu-Natal provincial election NERFINISHED
2019 Limpopo provincial election
2019 Mpumalanga provincial election
2019 North West provincial election NERFINISHED
2019 Northern Cape provincial election
2019 Western Cape provincial election NERFINISHED
leadingParty African National Congress NERFINISHED
legalFramework Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED
mainIssue corruption
service delivery
state capture
unemployment
notableOutcome ANC retained majority with reduced vote share
DA lost support compared to 2014
EFF increased its representation in the National Assembly NERFINISHED
oppositionLeaderParty Democratic Alliance NERFINISHED
organisedBy Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa NERFINISHED
partOf post-apartheid elections in South Africa
presidentialOutcome Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected as President of South Africa by the National Assembly
registeredVoters over 26 million
secondLargestParty Democratic Alliance NERFINISHED
significance consolidation of South Africa’s democratic order 25 years after apartheid
supervisedBy Electoral Court of South Africa NERFINISHED
thirdLargestParty Economic Freedom Fighters NERFINISHED
tookPlace 25 years after the end of apartheid
totalSeatsContested 400
typeOfGovernmentFormed ANC-led national government
voterTurnoutPercentage approximately 66%
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
winner African National Congress NERFINISHED

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Inkatha Freedom Party participatedIn 2019 South African general election