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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general election
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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
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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
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service delivery ⓘ state capture ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
ANC retained majority with reduced vote share
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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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