New South African era dawns as ANC forced into coalition

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The ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, hit by worst election result since apartheid ended 30 years ago
It is now official that the party has lost its majority in the National Assembly for the first time
The distribution of seats in the 400-member parliament directly reflects the vote share
In his first comments, President Cyril Ramaphosa says ‘our people have spoken whether we like it or not’
With an eye on coalition talks he adds that the voters want the parties to find common ground
The centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) remains the second-largest party in parliament
The new MK party, led by ex-President Jacob Zuma, is in third place. It has refused to work with President Ramaphosa
The DA leader makes a pitch to work with the ANC, calling an ANC alliance with the MK and EFF a ‘doomsday coalition’
The MK party had wanted the announcement postponed
The country’s police minister has warned that instability will not be tolerated

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