The Limpopo provincial electoral commission has finished counting the results of the province's election, in which more than 1.4 million voters took part this year.
The African National Congress (ANC) received 73.4% support, down two percentage points from 2019.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) came in second with 14.1%, a slight decrease of 0.4% compared to 2019.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) gained 5.9% of the vote, a slight increase of 0.4%, followed by the Freedom Front Plus with 1% and the Umkhonto we'Sizwe (MK) Party with 0.8%.
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Expression of concern
Independent candidates have raised concerns over the security deposits charged by the Electoral Commission (IEC) to contest general elections. Faith Fatela, an independent candidate who has performed poorly, argues that the commission should stop charging high security deposits for independent candidates to contest.
Independent candidates had to pay a deposit of R20,000 to run for parliament and R15,000 to run for provincial assembly.
Fatela won 272 votes in Limpopo, the first time an independent candidate has stood in the election. Fatela says the playing field is not level.
