No party won a majority in South Africa’s election, official results confirm

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa greets ANC supporters at an election rally (Jerome Delay/AP)

South Africa announced its final election results on Sunday, which confirmed no party won a majority, and unprecedented coalition talks were starting to find a way forward for Africa’s most advanced economy.

The African National Congress party had already lost its 30-year majority after more than 99% of votes were counted by Saturday, and showed it could not surpass 50%.