National Assembly seats announced – ANC loses majority
The electoral commission has announced how the seats will be distributed in the 400-member National Assembly – they are shared out in direct proportion to the vote.
Here are the top parties:
ANC – 159 seats
DA- 87 seats
MK – 58 -seats
EFF – 39 seats
IFP – 17 seats
PA – 9 seats
The remainder of the seats went to smaller parties.
This confirms that the ANC will have to go into a coalition to form the next government.