At 6.30am on Friday May 10, South Africa's Electoral Commission resultswere showing the African National Congress in the lead, with just over 57% of the vote.
The country voted in national and provincial elections on May 8.
Results for the three main political parties were as follows:
ANC - 6 816 002 votes, or 57.22%
Democratic Alliance - 2 598 361, or 21.81%
Economic Freedom Fighters - 1 200 821, or 10.08%
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