ANC leads South African election with 59 pct

African National Congress (ANC) election posters featuring images of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma are displayed on a wall as a school boy climbs over it in Embo May 6, 2014. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress has taken more than 59 percent of the votes in the national election after a third of the ballots were counted, the electoral commission said on Thursday. The ANC's main rival, the Democratic Alliance, had more than 27 percent, while the ultra-left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) had just above 4 percent, the commission said.