Democratic Alliance has 18 percent vs ANC 65%

Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille described Zuma on Wednesday as "a one-man constitution-wrecking machine."

SHOOT: Final results are expected late Thursday or possibly Friday. I'm concerned by the ANC apparently being 1% away from a two thirds majority. You may recall that ZANU-PF had a similar touch-and-go majority, or so-called. If the ANC gets two thirds I believe the probability of rigging cannot be discounted.

clipped from news.yahoo.com PRETORIA, South Africa – South Africa's governing party led in preliminary results Thursday from a parliamentary election expected to propel Jacob Zuma to the presidency in a remarkable feat for a man once embroiled in sex and corruption scandals. Though a victory is expected for the African National Congress, the party is less sure of whether it can hold onto its two-thirds majority in what has become South Africa's most contested election since the country's first multiracial vote in 1994. Parliament elects South Africa's president by a simple majority, putting Zuma in line for the post when the new assembly votes in May. The ANC views Zuma as the first leader who can energize voters since the legendary Nelson Mandela. But critics say Zuma is too beholden to unions and leftists and will not be able to fulfill promises of creating jobs and a stronger social safety net amid the global recession.