South Africa's ANC party on track to face 'nightmare' losses in municipal elections

France 24 · FRANCE 24 · 2026-11-06 07:15 UTC

South Africa's African National Congress party could face its worst-ever election result on Friday with about a third of support after 80 percent of the votes from local government polls counted. Final results are expected by Sunday.

South Africa's African National Congress party could face its worst-ever election result on Friday with about a third of support after 80 percent of the votes from local government polls counted. Final results are expected by Sunday.

South Africa's African National Congress is on track for a big drop in voter support in municipal elections. results from more than two-thirds of the votes counted showed on Friday.

With final results expected by Sunday, the election authority dashboard showed the ANC was still the largest party with 31.8 percent of votes after 80 percent had been counted.

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