Mbalula says the ANC’s electoral decline is largely due to voter abstention [SOUND]

# ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the party’s electoral decline is largely due to its voters staying away from the polls, rather than voting for other parties. The ANC lost its majority in last year’s elections, receiving 40.2-percent support, which reflects a 17 percentage point drop in support compared to the 2019 elections. Mbalula says the path to victory in the upcoming local government elections is through rebuilding its social compact with communities: