▁List , ▁which ▁is ▁drawn ▁up ▁before ▁the ▁elections ▁and ▁enumer ates , ▁in ▁order , ▁the ▁party ' s ▁preferred ▁MP s . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁allocated ▁is ▁proportional ▁to ▁the ▁popular ▁national ▁vote , ▁and ▁this ▁determ ines ▁the ▁cut - off ▁point . ▁ ▁The ▁AN C ▁has ▁also ▁gained ▁members ▁through ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁floor ▁crossing ▁process . ▁ ▁Although ▁most ▁South ▁African ▁parties ▁announced ▁their ▁candidate ▁list ▁for ▁provincial ▁premiers hips ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁election , ▁the ▁AN C ▁did ▁not , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁required ▁for ▁parties ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁AN C ▁Today ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁AN C ▁launched ▁an ▁online ▁week ly ▁web - based ▁news letter , ▁AN C ▁Today ▁– ▁Online ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁National ▁Congress ▁to ▁offset ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁bias ▁of ▁the ▁press . ▁It ▁consists ▁mainly ▁of ▁updates ▁on ▁current ▁program mes ▁and ▁initi atives ▁of ▁the ▁AN C . ▁ ▁E lection ▁results ▁ ▁National ▁elections ▁ ▁National ▁Assembly ▁ ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Provin ces ▁ ▁Provin cial ▁elections ▁ ▁Municipal ▁elections ▁ ▁Ro le ▁of ▁the ▁AN C ▁in ▁resol ving ▁the ▁conflict ▁ ▁The ▁AN C ▁represented ▁the ▁main ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁during ▁apart heid ▁and ▁therefore ▁they ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁resol ving ▁the ▁conflict ▁through ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁pe ac em aking ▁and ▁peace - building ▁processes . ▁Initial ly ▁intelligence ▁agents ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁met ▁in