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Original Post Date: 2009-03-05 Time: 07:00:11 Posted By: Jan
By Sivuyile Mangxamba
The African National Congress has made a clean sweep in key by-elections in the Eastern Cape, drubbing its rival, the Congress of the People, in crucial local polls that were widely seen as dry-run for next month’s general election.
“The ANC has won all the nine wards in the by-elections in the Eastern Cape,” Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) provincial electoral officer, Reverend Bongani Finca, said on Thursday.
Eight wards were contested in Port Elizabeth’s Nelson Mandela Bay metro while the other was in Qumbu’s Mhlontlo ward in the former Transkei.
The Congress of the People (COPE) was gracious in defeat but vowed to fight back in the April 22 general elections.
“We accept the results and congratulate the ANC. They worked very hard,” said COPE provincial spokesperson Nkosifikile Gqomo.
The by-elections were watched closely as likely to give an indication of how much support COPE has in the region, largely seen as the ANC break-away party’s stronghold.
The ANC in turn had promised to deal with perceptions that COPE held the upper hand in terms of voter support in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro, which includes Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage, and Dispatch.
“We have dealt a massive blow to the opposition,” said ANC provincial electoral co-ordinator, Sicelo Gqobana.
“COPE was not an issue in the Eastern Cape. It was a dream to think that they could unseat the ANC,” he said.
Analysts said the Nelson Mandela Bay poll demonstrated the ANC’s organisational coherence and that suggested that the ruling party might still retain the Eastern Cape after the April 22 polls.
“People who are anticipating the complete demise of the ANC must have been disappointed. Any observer would have to recognise that the ANC has enormous capacity and is likely to keep the province,” said political analyst Adam Habib.
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=iol1236236960813B423