South Africa: Local Elections - Reasons for Each Party to Be Happy and Sad

8 August 2016
analysis

The ANC, DA and EFF each came away with some positives and some negatives. But one thing is clear for all of them: South Africa's era of one-party dominance looks to be ending.

As predicted by many, the 2016 local government elections in South Africa have been the most competitive yet in post-apartheid South Africa. For the first time, the governing African National Congress (ANC) saw its majority drop below 60% as it lost control of a number of municipalities, including in some of South Africa's major cities.

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