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The African National Congress took 30.76 percent of the vote in South Africa's municipal elections, its worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid, the electoral commission said on Sunday. Because no party won outright in many municipalities, the results set up difficult multiparty coalition negotiations to govern several major cities. The ANC has dominated South African politics since apartheid ended. The result leaves it reliant on coalition partners in a number of key urban centres, and the talks that follow will determine who governs them.