Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress suffered a historic defeat in the country's capital, where it lost to the opposition Democratic Alliance in local polls, the electoral commission said Saturday.
Reacting to the worst election result for the party since the end of white-minority rule 22 years ago, President Jacob Zuma said voters had been heard.
The setback to the ANC "happened quicker and harder than everyone thought! It's a shocker for everyone," said independent political analyst Ralph Mathekga.
Zuma's position as head of state is in question, even though his mandate still has three years to run, after the poor results of a poll widely seen as a referendum on his leadership.
"A battle in the party could emerge from these poor results and (the) ANC would have to find a dignified exit strategy for Zuma," independent political analyst Daniel Silke told AFP.
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