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LGE QUICK TAKES: Coalition bingo begins with both the ANC and the EFF smarting from their rejection by voters.

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In our third LGE Quick Take, Natasha Marrian unpacks the ANC's dramatic electoral losses, the EFF's declining support and the DA's gains as South Africa's political parties prepare for a new round of coalition negotiations. With counting nearing completion, attention is shifting to the political deals that will shape the future of local government.