South African parties jostle to set terms of coalition talks

With more than 85 percent of the votes from Wednesday's election counted, President Cyril Ramaphosa's African National Congress had only 41.12 percent support, a catastrophic slump from the 57.5 it won in 2019.

John Steenhuisen, the leader of South Africa's main opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA), speaks with the media at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) National Results Centre in Midrand on May 31, 2024. (AFP)