South Africa’s ANC Has to Navigate Minefield to Retain Power

South Africa’s African National Congress suffered a historic rebuke in last week’s elections, losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since it took power when apartheid ended in 1994. Now, with just 40.2% of the vote, it’s forced to seek out an alliance or coalition — likely with its biggest political rival. The horse trading has just begun.

Here’s how things are playing out: