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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Jacob Zuma\u2019s MK Party (MKP) has centred its election campaign on winning a two-thirds majority when it contests polls for the first time on May 29.The party getting 1.41% of votes in a by-election in Madibeng, North West on Wednesday has been in the spotlight. The Madibeng results were a slight improvement on the 0.78% of votes it recorded last month in Eastern Cape by-elections in two wards in the Blue Crane Route municipality and in Joe Gqabi t municipality.<\/p>\n

The ANC won the Madibeng ward with 70% of the vote, compared with the 57% it received during the 2021 municipal elections. Voter turnout was 49.99%.<\/p>\n

The last time the MKP received significant votes in by-elections was in February when it won 28% in Phongolo, Zululand, and 28% in Govan Mbeki municipality inMpumalanga.<\/p>\n

Every ward performance counts for any party that plans to win the most votes. The by-election results have sparked debate about whether the MKP could achieve its goal of attaining the most votes in the elections on May 29.<\/p>\n

Some people commenting on social media said the party was too ambitious and would fail, while others said it could change the voting trajectory and win the elections.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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