ANC suffers worst-ever election result in South Africa

The African National Congress (ANC), which has dominated South African politics since the end of apartheid, has recorded its worst-ever electoral performance, securing 30.76 per cent of the votes in municipal elections, according to the country’s electoral commission.

The final results, announced on Sunday, showed that the party’s support had declined further, setting the stage for difficult multiparty coalition negotiations in several major cities where no party secured an outright majority.

The liberal Democratic Alliance (DA), the ANC’s closest challenger and main partner in the national unity government, secured about a quarter of the votes, according to the final tally.

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