Ramaphosa urges political leaders to work together as coalition talks begin: Of South Africa’s 213 municipalities, the ANC attained a majority in 161. Meanwhile, there are 66 hung councils that will need to be governed through coalitions
The governing ANC garnered the most support, but saw its national share of the votes fall to less than 50%.
In Buffalo City the ANC retained its majority position with 59.3% of the vote, followed by the DA with 19.52% and the EFF with 12.6%. In the Free State’s Mangaung municipality the ANC received 50.63% of the votes, while the DA came in second with 25.73%, and the EFF followed with 11.31%. “This enriches our democracy and in many ways … It affirms that we are a diverse and tolerant society. It affirms the principle that leaders must be chosen by the people and that [they] should also be accountable to the people who choose them,” Ramaphosa said.
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