2026 · Emalahleni council results

eMazimeni, Eastern Cape

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ANC has an outright majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

33 seats17 for a majority

ANC24 seats

DA4 seats

SACP2 seats

ATM1 seat

EFF1 seat

ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE1 seat

Emalahleni · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	24	72,7273
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	12,1212
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	2	6,0606
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	3,0303
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	3,0303
ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE	1	3,0303
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
AL JAMA-AH	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0

33 seats; 17 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

71.7%22 872 votes

11.3%3 605 votes

5.7%1 818 votes

4.3%1 374 votes

1.6%504 votes

Other5.4%1 706 votes

1.6%501 votes

1.1%339 votes

0.8%248 votes

0.6%187 votes

0.6%177 votes

0.5%152 votes

0.3%102 votes

0.0%0 votes

Emalahleni · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	22 872	71,7463
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	3 605	11,3084
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	1 818	5,7028
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 374	4,31
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	504	1,581
ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE	—	501	1,5716
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	339	1,0634
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	248	0,7779
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	187	0,5866
AL JAMA-AH	—	177	0,5552
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	152	0,4768
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	—	102	0,32
INDEPENDENTS	—	0	0
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	0	0

31879 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

69.1%22 147 votes

10.4%3 323 votes

5.2%1 659 votes

3.9%1 252 votes

3.5%1 135 votes

Other7.9%2 548 votes

2.7%852 votes

1.5%480 votes

1.0%335 votes

0.8%264 votes

0.5%170 votes

0.5%154 votes

0.5%150 votes

0.4%122 votes

0.1%21 votes

Emalahleni · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	22 147	69,0712
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	3 323	10,3636
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	1 659	5,174
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 252	3,9047
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 135	3,5398
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	852	2,6572
ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE	—	480	1,497
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	335	1,0448
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	264	0,8234
AL JAMA-AH	—	170	0,5302
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	154	0,4803
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	150	0,4678
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	122	0,3805
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	—	21	0,0655

32064 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

7seats

ANC24

24 of 33 council seats

ANC falls

−10.2pp

202180.6%

202670.4%

Closest covering ward

832votes apart

ANC67.9%

DA24.9%

Ward 1 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC28—

DA0—

UDM1—

PAC1—

16 for a majority · 31 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC30

DA1

UDM1

PAC0

18 for a majority · 34 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC28

DA4

UDM1

PAC0

SACP0—

18 for a majority · 34 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC28

DA2

UDM1

18 for a majority · 34 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC24

DA4

UDM0

SACP2—

17 for a majority · 33 seats

EC136 - Emalahleni · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	28	31	16
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	1	31	16
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	31	16
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	31	16
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	31	16
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	30	34	18
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	34	18
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	34	18
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	1	34	18
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	34	18
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	34	18
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	34	18
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	28	34	18
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	34	18
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	34	18
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	34	18
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	34	18
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	34	18
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	34	18
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	28	34	18
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	34	18
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	34	18
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	1	34	18
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	34	18
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	34	18
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	34	18
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	34	18
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	24	33	17
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	33	17
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	2	33	17
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	33	17
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	33	17
2 026	ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE	1	33	17
2 026	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	33	17
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	33	17
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	33	17
2 026	AL JAMA-AH	0	33	17
2 026	INDEPENDENTS	0	33	17
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	33	17
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	33	17
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	33	17

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %

ANC84.7%—

DA1.7%—

UDM6.5%—

PAC6.4%—

SACP0.0%—

Other0.6%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC90.2%

DA1.4%

UDM4.3%

PAC2.4%

SACP0.0%

Other1.7%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC83.4%

DA4.0%

UDM2.8%

PAC1.2%

SACP0.0%

COPE2.3%

Other6.3%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC82.2%

DA11.5%

UDM2.1%

PAC0.0%

SACP0.0%

EFF2.6%

Other1.6%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC80.6%

DA6.3%

UDM2.3%

PAC0.0%

SACP0.0%

EFF5.3%

INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION2.2%

Other3.4%

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC70.4%

DA10.8%

UDM1.3%

PAC0.0%

SACP5.4%

Other12.0%

EC136 - Emalahleni · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	39 543	84,7144	46 678	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	786	1,6839	46 678	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 041	6,5148	46 678	Reported
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3 008	6,4441	46 678	Reported
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	46 678	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	59 407	90,18	65 876	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	898	1,3632	65 876	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 843	4,3157	65 876	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 605	2,4364	65 876	Reported
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	65 876	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	58 437	83,3516	70 109	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 839	4,0494	70 109	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 973	2,8142	70 109	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	845	1,2053	70 109	Reported
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	70 109	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	70 109	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 586	2,2622	70 109	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	70 109	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	1 141	1,6275	70 109	Reported
2 011	ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE	0	0	70 109	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	70 109	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	70 109	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	70 109	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	70 109	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	70 109	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	70 109	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	70 109	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	58 938	82,1871	71 712	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8 220	11,4625	71 712	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 516	2,114	71 712	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	71 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	71 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 895	2,6425	71 712	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	185	0,258	71 712	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	71 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	424	0,5913	71 712	Reported
2 016	ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE	0	0	71 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	71 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	71 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	534	0,7446	71 712	Reported
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	71 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	71 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	71 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	71 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	49 331	80,626	61 185	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 835	6,2679	61 185	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 387	2,2669	61 185	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	61 185	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	61 185	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 242	5,2987	61 185	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	61 185	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	1 322	2,1607	61 185	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	61 185	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE	0	0	61 185	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	681	1,113	61 185	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	61 185	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	384	0,6276	61 185	Reported
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	61 185	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	61 185	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	61 185	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	61 185	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	45 019	70,4049	63 943	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 928	10,8346	63 943	Reported
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	852	1,3324	63 943	Reported
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	63 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	3 477	5,4377	63 943	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 626	4,1068	63 943	Reported
2 026	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	63 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	63 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	63 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE	981	1,5342	63 943	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	839	1,3121	63 943	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	603	0,943	63 943	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	309	0,4832	63 943	Reported
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	402	0,6287	63 943	Reported
2 026	AL JAMA-AH	347	0,5427	63 943	Reported
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	302	0,4723	63 943	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	123	0,1924	63 943	Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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History data & sources

Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.

The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow.
Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.

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Ward 1

ANC67.9%Nomzamo Qumbulwana

DA24.9%

Lead: 832 votes

Wards covering eMazimeni ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 312	67,9441
Ward 1	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	480	24,8576

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Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Nov 2026, 20:32 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 20:20 SAST

Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. Reporting progress measures voting districts, not turnout.

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Government comparisons use the confirmed pre-election administration when available, otherwise the latest dated record. The new government appears when its membership is confirmed. A retained or changed government requires confirmed records on both sides; seats alone cannot establish it.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 33 council seats. Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. A seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.

IEC result time: 06 Nov 2026, 20:32 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

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Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

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The council results cover all of Emalahleni. Ward results include areas outside eMazimeni.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

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