The ANC has garnered more voter support in Nelson Mandela Bay than the DA.
The ANC was in the lead receiving 38.19% of the votes, followed by the DA, which received 35.67% of the vote.
This is a drop for the DA, which together with the ANC had been neck and neck in the 2021 local government elections with 39% each.
The EFF has grown its support in the Bay, jumping from 6.4% in 2021 to 11%, while the Patriotic Alliance also increased its support from 1.37% in the 2021 to 6.6% in 2024.
With 139 objections submitted by different political parties across SA, the result outcomes have been delayed while these are hashed out with the electoral commission.
The Bay is one of the last regions in the country to have finished capturing its votes, but it could not release its official results due to outstanding disputes that could change the numbers for some parties.
Of the total number of disputes lodged with the IEC, six are from the Bay.
On Friday, six political parties in the Bay collectively lodged an objection with the IEC, seeking a two-day extension to the deadline set to file disputes.
The cut-off time to file disputes was Friday at 9pm.
The urgent objection was signed by representatives from the UDM, GOOD, EFF, ATM, PAC and Umkhonto Wesizwe Party.
It comes after what the parties said were several discrepancies at various voting stations that require answers.
Additionally, the DA filed three disputes while the UDM filed two.
No response has been received from the IEC for all the disputes yet. - HeraldLIVE
ANC more popular in Nelson Mandela Bay than DA
Support for EFF growing steadily
Image: Eugene Coetzee
The ANC has garnered more voter support in Nelson Mandela Bay than the DA.
The ANC was in the lead receiving 38.19% of the votes, followed by the DA, which received 35.67% of the vote.
This is a drop for the DA, which together with the ANC had been neck and neck in the 2021 local government elections with 39% each.
The EFF has grown its support in the Bay, jumping from 6.4% in 2021 to 11%, while the Patriotic Alliance also increased its support from 1.37% in the 2021 to 6.6% in 2024.
With 139 objections submitted by different political parties across SA, the result outcomes have been delayed while these are hashed out with the electoral commission.
The Bay is one of the last regions in the country to have finished capturing its votes, but it could not release its official results due to outstanding disputes that could change the numbers for some parties.
Of the total number of disputes lodged with the IEC, six are from the Bay.
On Friday, six political parties in the Bay collectively lodged an objection with the IEC, seeking a two-day extension to the deadline set to file disputes.
The cut-off time to file disputes was Friday at 9pm.
The urgent objection was signed by representatives from the UDM, GOOD, EFF, ATM, PAC and Umkhonto Wesizwe Party.
It comes after what the parties said were several discrepancies at various voting stations that require answers.
Additionally, the DA filed three disputes while the UDM filed two.
No response has been received from the IEC for all the disputes yet. - HeraldLIVE
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