South African General Election

[Barrister]

Huh.  Not who I would have chosen, but then again not exactly sure who the "good" candidate in SA is these days.

Rhamposa (sp?) is not a bad pick.  He was the anti corruption guy after Zuma and not a lot of news coming out of SA is a good sign.

Yeah - it's just SA desperately needs a change in governing parties after 30 years, but no popular and black-majority party has ever really stepped forward.

[Josquius]

I don't follow south Africa particularly.
But from what I gather despite looking like a stereotypical villain the top guy is actually OK, and in with a shot.

[Grey Fox]

ANC is Russian bought tho.

[Sheilbh]

Funny that Zuma managed to get back on the ballot.

He wasn't. Not allowed by the courts.

Separately, now results and amazingly the ANC won less than 50% of the vote.

[Valmy]

Funny that Zuma managed to get back on the ballot.

He wasn't. Not allowed by the courts.

Separately, now results and amazingly the ANC won less than 50% of the vote.

Looks like Zuma's new party is the reason why. This might be a disastrous result, but still lots of counting to go.

[Valmy]

Behold the results!

Party    Leader                   %         Seats   +/–
ANC    Cyril Ramaphosa          40.18       159   −71
DA    John Steenhuisen          21.81   87   +3
MK    Jacob Zuma[a]           14.58   58   New
EFF    Julius Malema           9.52           39   −5
IFP    Velenkosini Hlabisa   3.85           17   +3
PA    Gayton McKenzie           2.06            9   +9
VF+    Pieter Groenewald           1.36            6   −4
ActionSA Herman Mashaba   1.20            6   New
ACDP    Kenneth Meshoe   0.60            3   −1
UDM    Bantu Holomisa   0.49            3   +1
RISE    Songezo Zibi                   0.42            2   New
BOSA    Mmusi Maimane   0.41            2   New
ATM    Vuyolwethu Zungula      0.40            2   0
Al Jama  Ganief Hendricks   0.24            2   +1
NCC    Fadiel Adams                   0.23            2   New
PAC    Mzwanele Nyhontso   0.23            1   0
UAT    Wonder Mahlatsi           0.22            1   New
Good    Patricia de Lille   0.18            1   −1

Zuma's back, back again.

[Razgovory]

I voted for the communist guy.  Sounds like fun.

[Valmy]

I voted for the communist guy.  Sounds like fun.

Unfortunately you were in a smaller minority than before.

Nationalizing the mines = ok I can get with that.

Taking white people's stuff = That might be problematic 

But hey maybe they can use the white people's stuff to fix the power grid somehow.

[Razgovory]

I voted for the communist guy.  Sounds like fun.

Unfortunately you were in a smaller minority than before.

Nationalizing the mines = ok I can get with that.

Taking white people's stuff = That might be problematic 

But hey maybe they can use the white people's stuff to fix the power grid somehow.

I kinda want to see people defending the confiscations.  "This is okay, it's decolonization".