ANC maintains it remains the largest party despite 30.91% support in 2026 local government elections [SOUND]

# ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula says the ANC remains the largest political party in the country, having secured outright victories in several municipalities during the 2026 Local Government Elections. Addressing the media at the Electoral Commission’s Results Operations Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg, Mbalula said the party had secured 30.91-percent of the national vote, with 99 percent of voting districts declared. He maintained that the results demonstrate the ANC’s continued presence across the country, despite the changing political landscape: