ANC's Election Fate: CSIR Projects 42% Vote Share

South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) projected that the governing African National Congress (ANC) would receive roughly 42% of the national vote in this week's election. This projection was based on 8.5% of polling stations reporting results and had a 2-point margin of error.

South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) told public broadcaster SABC that it projected the governing African National Congress (ANC) would receive roughly 42% of the national vote in this week's election.

The CSIR told Reuters that its projection was made when 8.5% of polling stations had reported results. It had a 2-percentage-point margin of error, the CSIR said.

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