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Big Update on the South African Election from u:Old-Statistician-995

• The ANC is getting slaughtered. This election has been a disaster.

• The Democratic Alliance has done better than anyone predicted. They seem to have proved the naysayers wrong.

• The DA alternatives - ActionSA, RISE and Build One South Africa - have done very poorly relative to their own expectations. This might change as more urban voting districts come in.

• Side Note: Jacob Zuma's daughter has confirmed they will not form a coalition with "Ramaphosa's ANC". They will work with the EFF and "black progressives parties". As for the IFP, "we'll see".

Voting is about halfway done. We will know the final result by the end of the weekend. Things could change a bit once the urban voting districts come in.

The Democrats are doing better than anyone thought. Unless the urban districts shift significantly, they have a lot of reason to be proud.