Al Jazeera · 8 Nov 2026
South Africa’s ANC suffers setback in local elections
With 99 percent of votes counted, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party wins 31 percent nationally. South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) party faces a major setback after last week’s municipal elections, leaving it in a weak position in coalition talks to form city governments. With 99 percent of the votes counted on Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC had 31 percent nationally against 25 percent for its main rival, the Democratic Alliance (DA).
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