{"id":"n_zimxkgstnuqldrezkxha","seq":8902149,"kind":"article","title":"ANC Decline in South Africa Continues (Local Elections)","url":"https://moderntokyotimes.com/anc-decline-in-south-africa-continues-local-elections","summary":"ANC Decline in South Africa Continues (Local Election) Michiyo Tanabe, Noriko Watanabe, and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times The African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa has suffered its worst-ever electoral result in the country’s democratic era. In the recent Local Government elections, the party barely reached 30%, obtaining just 30.76% of the national vote […]","published":"2026-11-09T02:15:42Z","seen":"2026-11-09T02:41:01Z","lang":"en","country":"JP","source":{"id":"kite-moderntokyotimes-com-0273d7","name":"moderntokyotimes.com","domain":"moderntokyotimes.com"},"via":"kite-moderntokyotimes-com-0273d7","topics":["africa","geopolitics","anc corruption","anc cronyism","anc decline","japan news agency","south africa fragmented politics","south africa local election"],"authors":["Lee Jay"],"mentions":2,"story":"st_owdnmkgfmcgkkbwhdraq","category":"politics","category_p":0.84,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.47,"political":0.77}