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BULLETIN 2 June 9 am

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In this bulletin:

# The DA says South Africa can now transition to a multiparty democracy
# Panyaza Lesufi says Gauteng voters have sent a clear message
# And soccer: Real Madrid wins the Champions League for the 15th time

# The DA says ending the ANC’s national majority and electoral dominance, voters have sent a clear message, that political parties exist to govern and govern well, not dominate society and achieve hegemony. The ANC won 40.20-percent of the national votes, a catastrophic slump from the 57.5-percent it won in 2019. The DA says the Constitution defines South Africa as a multiparty democracy, and the country can now begin the transition into fulfilling this mission and away from a one-party state.

Meanwhile, the DA in the Western Cape says it is pleased that it has maintained its majority in the province following a hotly contested general election. The party secured 55.29-percent of the votes in the province followed by the ANC at 19.55-percent and the Patriotic Alliance 7.08-percent. DA provincial leader, Tertuis Simmers, says they remain steadfast in their commitment to serve every resident:

And in Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says the voters have sent the ANC a clear message in these elections. In the province, the party secured 34.79-percent of the votes followed closely by the DA at 27.40-percent and the EFF in third with 12.95-percent. This is not enough for the party to form a government on its own. Nationally the ANC has also lost its majority for the first time since 1994. Lesufi says they will now get into coalition talks with parties:

# India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi says citizens have voted in record numbers to re-elect the National Democratic Alliance government. He has claimed victory despite the elections not being declared yet. However, most exit polls projected the ruling NDA could win between 355 and 380 seats in the 543-member lower house of Parliament, where 272 is needed for a simple majority. Analysts warn that exit polls have often been wrong in the past and are not impartial.

# And soccer: Real Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund two-nil to secure their 15th Champions League title at Wembley in London. Toni Kroos, playing in his final game for the club, set up the opener with a corner for Dani Carvajal to head home with 16 minutes to play before England’s Jude Bellingham rolled in Vinicius Junior to punish a stretched Dortmund side soon after. Carlo Ancelotti, who has now become the first manager to win the Champions League five times, says this is special:

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