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While Ramaphosa led nominations in every province, Mkhize received the bulk of his support from his home base, KwaZulu-Natal.
Beyond KZN, Mkhize received small pockets of support in Limpopo, Gauteng and the Eastern Cape, but received no nominations from Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape.
Ramaphosa received the most nominations from the Eastern Cape and Limpopo which are the second and third largest voting blocs at the conference. The nomination process determines who would be on the ballot during the vote at the conference.
For the deputy president position, current Treasurer-General Paul Mashatile lead nominations with 1 791 branches endorsing him for the post.
His support is hinged on nominations from KZN, but he also received wide support from Gauteng, Limpopo, and the Eastern Cape.
There are expected to be three names on the ballot for this position with Justice Minister Ronald Lamola receiving 427 nominations - the bulk coming from Mpumalanga. Eastern Cape ANC chairperson Oscar Mabuyane received support from 397 ANC branches - most from his home province. Only seven other branches outside the Eastern Cape supported his candidacy for the deputy president position.
Incumbent deputy president David Mabuza only managed to garner 77 nominations, disqualifying him from the ballot.
If these nominations are anything to go by, Limpopo ANC Chairperson Stanley Mathabatha also looks likely to be the next ANC national chairperson after receiving 1 492 nominations compared to incumbent chairperson Gwede Mantashe’s 979.
David Masondo, the youngest candidate to raise his hand for national chairperson, received 501 nominations.
Despite being snubbed by the ANC leadership in KZN after he was voted out of office, former KZN Secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli received a resounding vote of confidence when he received 1 225 nominations for the secretary-general position.