ANC Loses 700,000 Votes—Despite Winning South Africa's Election
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South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) remains the country's largest party. But new voting-station data shows it lost nearly 700,000 votes, even as more people went to the polls. The figures point to a shrinking mandate for the party ahead of the 2029 election.