South Africans who receive welfare grants vote for the governing African National Congress more than any other party. EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook
AFRICA
South Africa’s ANC Loses Parliamentary Majority
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has, for the first time since taking power thirty years ago, lost its parliamentary majority. The country's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has declared the election results despite receiving over 500 objections from 26 political organizations, in addition to allegations of vote rigging. Despite the country's watershed election on May 29th, voter turnout was low, with only 58.64 percent of registered voters exercising their right to participate in the political process.