The African National Congress (ANC) will need to go into a coalition to form the next government, according to the BBC.
This is after the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) announced the seat distribution in the 400-member National Assembly.
The breakdown is as follows:
* ANC: 159 seats
* DA: 87 seats
* MK: 58 seats
* EFF: 39 seats
* IFP: 17 seats
* PA: 9 seats
Smaller parties took the remaining seats.
