# ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local elections with 80% of ballots counted

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-06T12:48:37+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/06/anc-faces-defeat-south-african-local-elections
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/anc-faces-bruising-defeat-in-south-african-local-elections-with-80-of--79cfca/

Former liberation movement’s share of national vote almost 14 percentage points below 2021 result 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. Wednesday’s fragmented vote marks another stage in the decline

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