ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local elections with 80% of ballots counted
The African National Congress (ANC) is facing a significant decline in South Africa's local elections, with its national vote share dropping below 32%. The party is losing its long-held dominance amid public frustration over unemployment, corruption, and service delivery.
Why it matters
This shift signals a potential end to the ANC's post-apartheid hegemony and forces the country into a new era of coalition-based governance.
Election posters on display in Pretoria, Guateng province, as South Africans went to the polls on Wednesday. Final results are due this weekend. Election posters on display in Pretoria, Guateng province, as South Africans went to the polls on Wednesday. Final results are due this weekend. ANC (African National Congress) ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local elections with 80% of ballots counted Former liberation movement’s share of national vote almost 14 percentage points below 2021 result
Prefer the Guardian on Google The African National Congress is on course to suffer a bruising defeat in South Africa’s local elections, with the once dominant party of Nelson Mandela falling to under a third of the vote nationally with more than 80% of ballots counted.
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