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  "title": "Hung councils likely to increase after South Africa’s 2026 local elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/hung-councils-likely-to-increase-after-south-africas-2026-local",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-10-24-hung-councils-likely-to-increase-after-south-africas-2026-local-elections/"
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  "summary": "Forecasts point to more hung councils in South Africa’s 2026 local elections, with smaller parties likely to determine coalition governments in several metros.",
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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."
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