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LGE 2021 | Coalitions may be needed in up to 6 of 8 Metros after vote count

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Almost 60% of votes cast in the 2021 Local Government Elections on Monday had been counted by 1am on Wednesday morning, but the IEC had earlier expressed confidence that 90% of the count would be completed overnight.

With 58% of the vote reported, the ANC leads the race for party votes with 46.4%, followed by the DA on 22.5% and the EFF on 10%. The ANC has secured wins in 72 local councils countrywide and the DA in 21 councils.

In the race for seats in 6 of the 8 metros across the country, the ANC and the DA are locked in a tight battle for votes.

The CSIR predicts neither party or any other party will have enough votes to control the metros in Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, Nelson Mandela Bay and eThekwini.

In Buffalo City and Mangaung the ANC may have done enough to secure a majority win, while the DA is predicted to win the City of Cape Town again.

 

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