南非本周早期的市政选举结果显示，非国大（ANC）的得票率大幅下降，削弱了该长期执政党对约翰内斯堡等关键城市的控制。
South Africa’s early municipal election results have shown the African National Congress (ANC) with a sharply reduced vote share, weakening the long-dominant party’s control of key cities such as Johannesburg.
选举委员会周四晚间公布的数据显示，在本周市政选举中超过60%的选票已计票后，非国大获得约32%的选票，民主联盟（DA）以25%排在第二位。
The ANC was on about 32 percent of the vote, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in second place at 25 percent, after more than 60 percent of the votes had been counted in this week’s municipal elections, data from the election commission showed late on Thursday.
与此同时，前总统雅各布·祖马分裂出去的反对党“乌姆肯托韦斯韦”（MK）党以8.5%排在第三位，低于民调所暗示的水平。
Meanwhile, former President Jacob Zuma’s breakaway opposition uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party was in third place with 8.5 percent, below levels suggested by opinion polls.
选举委员会表示，在2920万名登记选民中，约有1590万人投票，投票率估计为54.5%，高于2021年受疫情影响的地方选举时的46%。
About 15.9 million of 29.2 million registered voters cast ballots, the electoral commission said, putting turnout at an estimated 54.5 percent, up from 46 percent in the pandemic-hit 2021 local elections.
非国大自1994年带领南非结束种族隔离以来一直是该国最大的政党，该党在市政选举中的表现通常不如全国选举，并承认其在地方治理方面存在失败。
The ANC, which has been South Africa’s largest party since it led the country out of apartheid in 1994, has tended to do worse in municipal elections than nationally and has acknowledged its failures in local governance.
非国大在2004年全国选举中获得了近70%的选票，但在2021年市政选举中首次跌破50%，获得46%。
From nearly 70 percent of the national vote in 2004, the ANC fell below 50 percent for the first time in the 2021 municipal elections, winning 46 percent.
在2024年全国选举中，该党仅获得了略高于40%的选票，被迫与包括民主联盟在内的九个其他政党组建联合政府。
At the 2024 national elections, it managed just more than 40 percent and was forced to accept a unity government with nine other parties, including the DA.
该党目前由总统西里尔·拉马福萨领导，长期以来因市政管理不善而承受批评的重压，这使得南非人不得不面对供水不稳定、持续停电和公共服务崩溃等问题。该党还面临腐败指控，而分裂政党正在侵蚀其支持基础。
The party, now led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, has borne the brunt of criticism about years of municipal mismanagement that have left South Africans grappling with failing water supplies, persistent power cuts and crumbling public services. It has also faced corruption allegations, while splinter parties have eaten away at its support base.
本周地方选举的结果将成为2029年大选前选民情绪的关键指标。
The results of this week’s local ballot will offer a key measure of voters’ sentiment ahead of the 2029 general election.
该国八个主要大都会市政的控制权，以及数十个区和地方议会的控制权，都将在本次选举中决出。
Control of the country’s eight major metropolitan municipalities is up for grabs, alongside dozens of district and local councils.
MK党曾被看好是东部港口城市德班少数几个有望单独获得多数席位的政党之一。
The MK party had been tipped as one of the few parties capable of securing an outright majority in the eastern port city of Durban.
但由国有资助的研究机构科学与工业研究委员会（CSIR）的预测显示，其在德班的支持率为32%。
But projections by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), a state-funded research body, put its support there at 32 percent.
与此同时，民主联盟（DA）被预测将以56%的得票率保持对旅游胜地开普敦的控制，其领导人乔尔丁·希尔-刘易斯已宣布获胜。
The DA, meanwhile, was forecast to retain control of tourist magnet Cape Town with 56 percent of the vote, with its leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, already declaring victory.
该党还以34%的得票率领先于该国金融中心约翰内斯堡，此前该党由其前领导人、75岁的海伦·齐尔领衔的一场劲爆竞选活动，据CSIR预测。
The party was also leading with 34 percent in Johannesburg, the country’s financial capital, after running a spirited campaign spearheaded by its former leader, Helen Zille, 75, according to CSIR projections.
由于几个主要城市的绝对多数席位远未确定，结果可能引发另一轮复杂的联合政府谈判，各政党将进行讨价还价，以组建执政所需的联盟。最终结果预计将于周日公布。
With outright majorities far from assured in several major cities, the results could usher in another round of complex coalition negotiations, with parties bargaining to assemble the alliances needed to govern. Final results are expected on Sunday.