2026 · uMzimkhulu council results

Imbulumbu, KwaZulu-Natal

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43 seats22 for a majority

ANC21 seats

MK15 seats

EFF2 seats

IFP2 seats

SACP2 seats

DA1 seat

uMzimkhulu · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	21	48,8372
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	15	34,8837
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	4,6512
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2	4,6512
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	2	4,6512
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	2,3256
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0

43 seats; 22 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

49.7%25 345 votes

34.1%17 414 votes

4.5%2 277 votes

4.0%2 060 votes

3.5%1 790 votes

Other4.2%2 131 votes

2.3%1 182 votes

0.5%233 votes

0.4%202 votes

0.3%150 votes

0.3%137 votes

0.2%126 votes

0.2%101 votes

0.0%0 votes

uMzimkhulu · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	25 345	49,6795
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	17 414	34,1337
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	2 277	4,4632
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	2 060	4,0379
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 790	3,5086
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 182	2,3169
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	233	0,4567
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	202	0,3959
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	—	150	0,294
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	137	0,2685
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	126	0,247
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	101	0,198
INDEPENDENTS	—	0	0

51017 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

49.5%25 252 votes

33.7%17 169 votes

4.6%2 322 votes

4.1%2 072 votes

3.5%1 804 votes

Other4.6%2 361 votes

2.2%1 112 votes

1.0%515 votes

0.4%209 votes

0.3%178 votes

0.2%118 votes

0.2%111 votes

0.2%87 votes

0.1%31 votes

uMzimkhulu · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	25 252	49,5332
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	17 169	33,6779
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	2 322	4,5547
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	2 072	4,0643
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 804	3,5386
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 112	2,1812
INDEPENDENTS	—	515	1,0102
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	209	0,41
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	178	0,3492
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	118	0,2315
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	111	0,2177
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	—	87	0,1707
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	31	0,0608

50980 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Past coalition partners

22 for a majority

ANC needs

1seats

ANC21

for an outright majority

MK gains

+33.9pp

20210.0%

202633.9%

Closest covering ward

131votes apart

ANC48.0%

MK42.6%

Ward 22 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC33—

UDM1—

IFP2—

19 for a majority · 36 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC36

UDM0

IFP1

21 for a majority · 40 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC38

EFF2—

IFP1

22 for a majority · 43 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC33

EFF6

IFP1

22 for a majority · 43 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC21

MKP15—

EFF2

IFP2

22 for a majority · 43 seats

KZN435 - uMzimkhulu · 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	33	36	19
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2	36	19
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	36	19
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	36	19
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	36	19
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	36	40	21
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	2	40	21
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	1	40	21
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	40	21
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	40	21
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	40	21
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	40	21
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	40	21
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	38	43	22
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	43	22
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	43	22
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	43	22
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	43	22
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	43	22
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	43	22
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	43	22
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33	43	22
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6	43	22
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	43	22
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	43	22
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	43	22
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	43	22
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	43	22
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	43	22
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	43	22
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	21	43	22
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	15	43	22
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	43	22
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2	43	22
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	2	43	22
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	43	22
2 026	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	43	22
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	43	22
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	43	22
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	43	22
2 026	INDEPENDENTS	0	43	22
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	43	22
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	43	22

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 %

ANC80.4%—

MKP0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

UDM9.9%—

IFP6.6%—

Other3.2%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC91.8%

MKP0.0%

EFF0.0%

UDM3.3%

IFP3.8%

Other1.1%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC89.7%

MKP0.0%

EFF0.0%

UDM0.4%

IFP1.7%

NFP3.9%

Other4.2%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC86.2%

MKP0.0%

EFF4.9%

UDM0.0%

IFP1.3%

DA3.5%

Other4.0%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC74.2%

MKP0.0%

EFF12.9%

UDM0.0%

IFP2.8%

Other10.2%

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC49.6%

MKP33.9%

EFF3.5%

UDM0.0%

IFP4.1%

SACP4.5%

Other4.4%

KZN435 - uMzimkhulu · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	42 313	80,42	52 615	Reported
2 000	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	5 183	9,8508	52 615	Reported
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 453	6,5628	52 615	Reported
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	588	1,1176	52 615	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	72 975	91,8317	79 466	Reported
2 006	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 585	3,253	79 466	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 032	3,8155	79 466	Reported
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	231	0,2907	79 466	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	84 384	89,7139	94 059	Reported
2 011	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	422	0,4487	94 059	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 633	1,7361	94 059	Reported
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	3 648	3,8784	94 059	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 240	1,3183	94 059	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	811	0,8622	94 059	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	368	0,3912	94 059	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	91 508	86,2169	106 137	Reported
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 232	4,9295	106 137	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 403	1,3219	106 137	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 710	3,4955	106 137	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1 836	1,7298	106 137	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	724	0,6821	106 137	Reported
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	393	0,3703	106 137	Reported
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	64 794	74,1766	87 351	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	11 228	12,8539	87 351	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 446	2,8002	87 351	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 278	2,6079	87 351	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1 412	1,6165	87 351	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	349	0,3995	87 351	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	393	0,4499	87 351	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	325	0,3721	87 351	Reported
2 021	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	50 597	49,6064	101 997	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	34 583	33,9059	101 997	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 594	3,5236	101 997	Reported
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	101 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4 132	4,0511	101 997	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	4 599	4,509	101 997	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	212	0,2078	101 997	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 294	2,2491	101 997	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	101 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	101 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	411	0,403	101 997	Reported
2 026	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	101 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	101 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	351	0,3441	101 997	Reported
2 026	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	101 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	315	0,3088	101 997	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	237	0,2324	101 997	Reported
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	157	0,1539	101 997	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 22

ANC48.0%Mbuyiseni Zondi

MK42.6%

Lead: 131 votes

Wards covering Imbulumbu ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 22	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 153	48,0417
Ward 22	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 022	42,5833

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Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 23:21 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 43 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: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · Source figures ↗

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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.

Understanding the results

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The council results cover all of uMzimkhulu. Ward results include areas outside Imbulumbu.

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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