ANC, DA close in Bloemfontein
2011-05-19 15:56
Pretoria - The ANC had obtained 49.64% of the vote (89 392 votes) in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality and the DA 44.61% (80 347) by Thursday afternoon.
According to Independent Electoral Commission results, 91 105 people voted in the metro where 372 692 people were registered to vote.
The Freedom Front Plus received 2.76% of the vote (4 970 votes) and the Congress of the People 1.97% (3 541).
In the Free State as a whole, the African National Congress was dominating by 13:00 with 68.36% of the vote (808 016 votes), the Democratic Alliance 20.17 percent (283 957), Cope 3.65% (43 036) and the Freedom Front Plus 2.10% (24 764).
- SAPA