{
  "id": 18259929,
  "title": "ACDP confident of good showing as vote counting progresses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/acdp-confident-of-good-showing-as-vote-counting-progresses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T05:21:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/acdp-confident-of-good-showing-as-vote-counting-progresses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) remains optimistic about its prospects in the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) of 2026, despite initial low numbers in early vote counting. The ACDP party leader notes that while their figures may seem low now, they are confident these will rise as more results come in.\n\nAt present, the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) are leading in several municipalities. The ACDP's Councillor Candidate in the City of Johannesburg, Norman Mkhonza, expressed confidence in their party's performance. He stated, \"We are feeling very confident looking at the leaderboard there and when we compare our performance with the 2021, we are within the range, and so if we keep that, and obviously other provinces are not yet counted like Limpopo and in the City of Cape Town. The last time we checked, only one ward was done. So as soon as most of these metros are counted, then we will easily go up there.\"\n\nThe LGE polls closed on Wednesday night, with over 80% of votes already counted. The ACDP's optimism is based on comparisons with the 2021 elections, where they performed similarly to their current standings. As more provinces, including Limpopo and Cape Town, report their results, the ACDP anticipates a significant rise in their vote count.",
  "summary": "Over 80% of votes have been counted after polls for the 2026 municipal elections closed.",
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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."
}