ELECTIONS 2026 | ANC Leads Nationwide as 98% of Votes Counted
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The South African Election Commission said that after 98% of the votes were counted in the local elections, only 30.9% of the ruling National Congress Party received, while 24.5% of the Liberal Democratic Alliance Party (LDP) received 24.5%.
The African National Congress lost about 15 percentage points compared to 2021.
The former dominant party of Nelson Mandela suffered a severe defeat in the local elections in South Africa. Less than a third of the voters gave the ANC their vote.
The African National Congress (ANC), at the head of South Africa since 1994, recorded the worst election result by obtaining about 30% of the votes in the municipal elections, according to 90% of the votes cast.
PRETORIA (ANP/DPA/AFP) - The party of the late anti-apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela has suffered heavy losses in local elections in South Africa. According to nearly complete results, the African National Congress (ANC) received approximately 31 percent of the vote nationwide. That is seen...
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