The DA remains a strong party in all the Metros, trailing right behind the ANC - but closely followed by the Economic Freedom Fighters .elections were a three-horse battle.
It also emerged stronger in Mangaung garnering 59.85% of the votes; Ekurhuleni with 55.19%; Ethekwini with 55.55%, in Tshwane it scored 49.56% of the votes and got 52.09% in Johannesburg. The party’s dwindling support in its former stronghold, the Nelson Mandela Bay, seems to continue. The ANC failed to reach 50% mark – wrapping up the race for votes with 46.93%. This was down from the 2014 poll in which the governing party clocked 48.5% of the votes.
In the Metros – the red berets seem to be a firm favourite for the people of Gauteng, where it fared stronger than in all the other metros. The EFF walked away with 13.63% of votes cast in the City of Johannesburg; they scored 13.84% in Tshwane Metro; Ekurhuleni 13.14%; 11.64% in Ethekwini; 11.40% in Mangaung and 7.55% in the Nelson Mandela Bay.Freedom Front Plus was a surprise come back kid in these elections.
Propaganda at work......