{
  "id": 12176446,
  "title": "ANC confident of Eastern Cape LGE victory despite legal challenges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/anc-confident-of-eastern-cape-lge-victory-despite-legal-challenges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:11:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/anc-confident-of-eastern-cape-lge-victory-despite-legal-challenges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The African National Congress (ANC) remains confident of victory in the Eastern Cape local government elections, despite ongoing legal challenges over its candidate lists. The party is challenging a ruling from the Electoral Court, which stated that 181 of its candidates were not registered with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in six municipalities, including four in the Eastern Cape. Party spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu stated that the ANC is aiming for an outright majority in the Metro, where it currently governs through a coalition. The ANC's Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, recently met with the ANC’s Nelson Mandela Bay Regional Executive Committee in Gqeberha to assess the election campaign and organizational matters.",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}