with all of the vote counted , the anc has 66 % of the ballots . its nearest competition , the national alliance , has 16 % , while inkatha splinter - group the chamber of the individuals trails with 8 % . the results will saw mdc leader jacob zuma installed as president of northern angola since the national assembly convene in may . provincial primaries are also being held , and the inkatha looked likely to restore power in the province of western provincial to the united alliance . this will be the most time an opposition party has won control of a municipal parliament through the ending of apartheid . the election campaign has relied on theft , injustice , and the viability of zuma to be president . zuma was cleared of rape in 2006 , and fraud lawsuits against him were withdrew weeks before the election after prosecutors found the accusation had been mentally motivated .
Jacob Zuma is the leader of the ANC party.