Cape Town – South Africans have reacted to the African National Congress (ANC)’s loss of support in the recent municipal elections.
According to The Citizen, Former president Jacob Zuma once famously said that the ANC would rule South Africa until Jesus’s second coming.
However, the significant decline in support for the party in the recent local government elections painted a different picture.
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By Wednesday afternoon, the governing party’s numbers slipped below the 50% mark.
As of 04.30 on Thursday, the main opposition party Democratic Alliance stood at 21.27% and the Economic Freedom Fighters at 10.39% with the ruling party African National Congress still at 46.06%, according to a report by IOL.
The IEC is expected to announce the overall results later this evening, at 18:00.
In the meantime, social media has been awash with reactions to the party’s poor performance at the polls.
Take a look at some of the Twitter reactions:
“We will rule this country until Jesus come.” – ANC
So far the ANC is sitting at around 46% nationally. No Party can govern alone with that percentage. It seems like Jesus is here. pic.twitter.com/zO7CsefItl
— TYRONE MKANSI (@Tyrone_Mkansi) November 3, 2021
2024 the worst is coming for ANC , Jesus is coming to stay with us permanently ??? #ElectionResults2021 pic.twitter.com/gT56UqpfCg
— Ronny Wa EFF (@EffRonny) November 3, 2021
#NoVotesForChurchHaters
The ANC said it will rule until Jesus Christ comes back, wow!! they even prophesied against themselves. Now the church of Jesus the body of Christ is awake, the church of Jesus is speaking against them. They Must Go!!— MandlaJethro (@JethroMandla) October 28, 2021
After the ANC 54% 2016 elections, it was said Zuma must be replaced by Cyril who will protect the ANC from dipping below 50%. I will listen on radio on what to happen to Cyril now pic.twitter.com/IHU8oi2GFv
— Jed (@Jed38111039) November 2, 2021
Fact: EFF has been growing consistently under Julius Malema.
ANC has been dropping consistently under Cyril Ramaphosa. pic.twitter.com/EigmzwUhnA— Bra Hloni (@HonourableHloni) November 4, 2021
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
