ANC has worst-ever result in South African local polls

Bangkok Post · AFP · 2026-11-06 11:45 UTC

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s once-dominant African National Congress (ANC) was headed for its worst-ever election performance on Friday with about a third of support after 80% of the votes from local government polls had been counted.

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s once-dominant African National Congress (ANC) was headed for its worst-ever election performance on Friday with about a third of support after 80% of the votes from local government polls had been counted.

Wednesday’s municipal elections were dominated by concerns over failing water and power supplies in one of Africa’s wealthiest nations which became a democracy in 1994 when the ANC took power.

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

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