The ATM won 30% of the votes in Nyandeni ward 21 on Wednesday.
Elections analyst Dawie Scholtz called the result"very, very, very interesting" and an"incredible number" for the ATM. The ANC got 65% of the vote, the EFF 3% and the UDM 2%.
2/ I haven't commented on ATM, because no data on them. But what's been going around on social media has been impressive. And this result is very impressive. "Local factors, which are only meaningful there, cannot be excluded and distort the national picture … The issues are just completely different and people's attitude is different," Venter said.
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