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  "id": 12888811,
  "title": "2026 Local Elections: Hung councils set to rise amid political fragmentation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/2026-local-elections-hung-councils-set-to-rise-amid-political",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T14:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-10-08-2026-local-elections-hung-councils-set-to-rise-amid-political-fragmentation/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new report warns that growing political fragmentation will likely trigger an increase in unstable hung councils and complex coalition battles following South Africa’s November 4 local government elections.",
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  "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."
}