S.Africa's ANC heads to all-time election low with 30%: partial results

France 24 · France 24 · 2026-11-06 12:31 UTC

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

Johannesburg (AFP) – South Africa's once-dominant African National Congress was headed for its worst-ever election performance Friday with about a third of support after 80 percent of the votes from local government polls had been counted.

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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.

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