Kommunalwahlen: Mandelas ANC erleidet historische Niederlage bei Kommunalwahlen
Die einst dominierende Partei von Nelson Mandela hat bei den Kommunalwahlen in Südafrika eine herbe Niederlage erlitten. Weniger als ein Drittel der Wähler gab dem ANC ihre Stimme.
Johannesburg - In recent South African local elections, the African National Congress (ANC), formerly led by Nelson Mandela, experienced a historic defeat. According to the Electoral Commission, the ANC received only 30.95% of the votes, out of the 98% counted. This marked a significant drop from the 46% the ANC had received in the previous local elections.
The Democratic Alliance (DA), a liberal party led by whites, secured 24.56% of the votes nationally. The ANC, which had dominated politics in South Africa for over 30 years, lost its majority in six of the eight metropolitan regions. In the capital, Pretoria, and the business hub, Johannesburg, the DA led and is expected to form a coalition without the ANC.
The tourist city of Cape Town voted overwhelmingly for the DA, while the port city of Durban gave its majority to Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party. South African voters expressed their dissatisfaction with the ANC over high unemployment, rampant crime, severe corruption, and a dysfunctional service sector.
In the 2021 local elections, the ANC had received just over 46% of the votes.
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