# No political party has secured an outright majority yet in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality in the Free State following the 2026 Local Government Elections. The Electoral Commission results now showing the ANC leading with 36 seats, followed by the DA with 33 seats. The EFF has secured nine seats, while the Freedom Front Plus has six and the Patriotic Alliance four. With 101 seats in the council, a party needs at least 51 seats to secure an outright majority. In the 2021 Local Government Elections, the ANC won 51 seats and secured a majority in the municipality.
ANC might lose outright majority in Mangaung