{
  "id": 18519893,
  "title": "Trust in IEC declines to 81% despite positive voter experiences, HSRC survey finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/trust-in-iec-declines-to-81-despite-positive-voter-experiences-hsrc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T15:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lge2026/2026-11-06-trust-in-iec-declines-to-81-despite-positive-voter-experiences-hsrc-survey-finds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Trust in the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has dropped to 81% among voters who participated in the 2026 local government elections, down from 91% in 2016, despite largely positive assessments of the voting process, a Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) survey has found.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Election survey shows drop in trust in IEC – Here’s what else it found",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/election-survey-shows-drop-in-trust-in-iec-heres-what-else-it-found",
        "published": "2026-11-06T14:32:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}