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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The ruling African National Congress won two-thirds of council seats in local elections, according to final results released Saturday.
The ANC's victory in the Wednesday balloting was better than expected given recent protests over corrupt local government officials and slow progress in improving housing, sanitation and other basic services.
The ANC won 223 councils with 66.3 percent of the vote, compared with 59 percent at the last elections in 2000, the final tally showed. The white-led Democratic Alliance won 10 councils with 14.7 percent of the vote.
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