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  "id": 16583068,
  "title": "Battle for eThekwini: Can MK Party turn former ANC strongholds into a council majority? | LGE 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/battle-for-ethekwini-can-mk-party-turn-former-anc-strongholds-into-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T09:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lge2026/2026-10-26-battle-for-ethekwini-can-mk-party-turn-former-anc-strongholds-into-a-council-majority-lge-2026/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The MK Party is seeking control of eThekwini in the November 4 local government elections, but polling differences, internal tensions and coalition uncertainty raise questions about whether it can secure a majority.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Local Sweden",
        "title": "Sweden's Centre Party leader: 'No majority for a centrist government'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/swedens-centre-party-leader-no-majority-for-a-centrist-government",
        "published": "2026-10-26T10:15:40.000Z"
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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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