By Lelethu Mquqo
22 May 2011
Chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula has congratulated South Africa’s voters for setting a record with the highest ever turnout for a municipal poll on Wednesday.
At the official declaration of the results in Pretoria last night, Tlakula said a low turnout in local government polls was the international trend.
The IEC had been hoping for a turnout of around 40-percent, but 57-point-six-percent was achieved.
The IEC confirmed that the ANC had secured 62-percent of the vote, less than the 67-percent it had gained in the 2006 elections.
The DA’s support jumped to 23-point-nine-percent, from 14-percent in 2006.
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