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Of the results center. But there is a party that is emerging as a surprise performer in the local government elections thus far, and that is the South African Communist Party. So they are emerging as one of the unexpected performers in this year's elections after deciding to contest independently of its longtime alliance partner, and that is the ANC. Early results do show that the party is attracting notable support in several provinces, particularly in the Eastern Cape.

Where it secured more than 6% of the vote in the results captured at the time, at this time of reporting. And the party says its campaign has made an impact despite limited resources. So we know we had a conversation about this and as to what it may mean and the effects of the tripartite alliance. But in terms of early results, it does suggest that the party has attracted support in several parts of the country and the performance is drawing attention as votes continue.

To be counted. So there is a strong showing in the Eastern Cape. It's positioned third behind the ANC and the DA. It's reportedly also outperformed the UDM and EFF within the province of the Eastern Cape. And there's about 56% of votes captured at the time of this report. And they were also among the top five parties in the Buffalo City metro as well. But why is it so important to know this? That it's not just the Eastern Cape as well.

Also, recording encouraging support within Limpopo. The Northwest has also emerged as an area where it's attracting votes as well. So, its performance suggests that its independent campaign has really reached beyond its traditional political structures. So, the picture, the final picture, will obviously become clearer as more results are captured as well. And as they said, they had limited resources. However, they were visible. And this was said by SACP First Deputy General Umad Lala Masoko.

That the party campaigned with limited money and resources. However, he does believe that the party nevertheless managed to make their presence felt. And Masuko also described the elections as an opportunity to reintroduce the SACP to voters. The party also wanted communities to understand its political identity and consider it as an alternative as well. So their campaign was really community driven. They say that communities responded positively to the party's message. In some areas, residents took the initiative to