South Africa elections: ANC marks its worst-ever performance
- South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) turned in a historically poor election performance, with the the final tally published on Sunday giving them less than 31% of the vote in Wednesday's municipal polls.
- The ANC also lost its majority in six of the eight metropolitan regions, South Africa's Electoral Commission said Saturday in sharing the results after 98% of votes were counted.
- South African voters in 2026 are angry about water and electricity shortages, with the ANC taking the blame for the poor state of municipalities.
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- South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) turned in a historically poor election performance, with the the final tally published on Sunday giving them less than 31% of the vote in Wednesday's municipal polls.
- The ANC also lost its majority in six of the eight metropolitan regions, South Africa's Electoral Commission said Saturday in sharing the results after 98% of votes were counted.
- South African voters in 2026 are angry about water and electricity shortages, with the ANC taking the blame for the poor state of municipalities.
Sources: DW