Pretoria - The ANC and DA are both projected to achieve less than 50% of the votes in Tshwane, while the EFF looks set to be the kingmaker for the metro, News24 elections analyst Dawie Scholtz said on Thursday.
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"Based on current trends, both the ANC and the DA are likely to end up with 40% to 45% of the vote," he said.
Just after 09:30, the IEC's results for the metro stood at 46.52% for the DA and 40.1% for the ANC. The EFF has 9.29% of the vote.
The EFF was looking to get 10% in the metro. This meant the EFF would have the power to decide which party to go into a coalition with.
- Election Map: Tshwane results
Voter turnout in suburban areas was projected to be very high at 73%. This was expected to benefit the DA. The voter turnout in Tshwane's townships currently stood at about 55%.
In the 2011 local government elections, the ANC won 89% of the Tshwane township vote. The percentage was currently 75% for this election.
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