| | Issue 32 - Newsletters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | The opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (LI Member) secured almost 15% of the vote, and gave the ANC a critical setback in Cape Town, where it lost outright control of the council. |
 | | Overall, the DA increased its national percentage by 4%, from 12.3% in 2004 to 16.3% in 2006.This represents the biggest percentage increase of all parties who participated in the 2006 election.The DA and ANC are now the only two parties in South Africa with a significant national presence. |
 | | Of the three governing parties, the Christian Democrat CDA of Prime Minister Balkenende, notched up the greatest loss in support, but its two Liberal government partners - the VVD and the D66 - were also clear losers. |
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