Voters elected councils in the post-apartheid municipal system, replacing racially and territorially fragmented local authorities. The ANC received the largest nationwide share. Municipal integration was a major democratic restructuring, while local governments inherited unequal infrastructure, revenue and service backlogs shaped by apartheid planning.
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What major institutional change were the 2000 municipal elections part of?
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The election was held under the newly integrated municipal system.