The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in Gauteng has announced that the counting of votes at the provincial results operation centre in Alberton is nearing completion.
Within the next few hours, the final results are expected to be tallied, providing a clear picture of the electoral outcome in the province.
At present, the African National Congress (ANC) is leading with over 1,330,000 votes. This is closely followed by the Democratic Alliance (DA), which has garnered more than 1,057,000 votes.
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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are in third place with just under 500,000 votes. The tight race between the ANC and DA highlights the competitive nature of this election.
According to Thabo Masemola, the IEC’s Provincial Electoral Officer in Gauteng, the commission is at the final stages of collating the results.
He stated, “We are indeed at the tail end of the coalition of results, there are one or two exceptions and we are chasing the scanning of the results into the system.”
The auditors are currently auditing the final results to ensure accuracy before they are officially recorded.
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