The Pan African Congress (PAC) blames a lack of funds for its poor performance in the 2024 elections. Despite receiving almost 50% of the votes, the PAC is yet to secure a single seat in parliament.
But Vice President Victor Serakalala said he expected the party to win three times as many seats as it won in the 2019 election.
“So far, we have achieved the numbers we set. In some areas we have actually doubled, but we still have the right perspective in terms of our imagination when it comes to our projections. We have not lost sight of the right direction. PAC is a self-funded organisation by African people,” said Serakalala.
“If you compare it, if you look at the organisations that we are competing with, you will realise we are at par with BOSA. BOSA is a specific organisation that has been given some resources that PAC doesn't have. So it's not necessarily policy. If it's not policy, it's just resource capability,” he added.
After a slow counting process, with more than 50% of constituencies across the country having been announced, the ANC is on 42.34% support, the DA on 23.39% and MK on 10.77%.
The Northern Cape is likely to be the first province to finish counting as there are only three polling stations still to be counted. There, the ANC won 49.23% of the vote, just short of a majority. The Free State was next closest to completing the count with 65% and the Western Cape with over 60%.
The PAC is hoping to do better in this election.
