# ANC faces major setback in South African local elections as vote count passes 80%

https://mins.news/en/item/132371

- The Guardian, 2026-11-06 12:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/06/anc-faces-defeat-south-african-local-elections

> With more than 80% of ballots counted, the African National Congress had 31.8% of the national vote, almost 14 percentage points below its 2021 local-election result. It was projected to lose its position as the biggest party in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, while coalition talks continued in several municipalities.

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