2019 Election Poll: Citizens Survey poll shows ANC, DA down, EFF up – but with an uncertain voter turn-out By Jonah Dylan
The ANC is expected to earn 61% of the votes in the upcoming 8 May election, a 2019 Q1 South African Citizens Survey report released on Tuesday indicates.
Even with the drop, the ANC is still projected to have more support than in another poll, released on Monday by Markdata. That poll placed the ANC’s support at 59%, the DA at 21% while the EFF followed at 12%.Political analyst Ralph Mathekga commenting on the outcome of the poll toldthat he expects the ANC to gain less than 60 percent of the vote. He added that he expects the DA to outperform the 19 percent clip forecast in the survey results.
According to the survey President Cyril Ramaphosa’s favourability rating has held steady despite commotion in his party, and currently sits at 57%, up from 55% at the end of 2018. DA leader Mmusi Maimane is at 28%, and EFF leader Julius Malema is right behind at 27%. Finally, the survey found that the number of unmotivated voters in South Africa has reached an all-time high. Over 5-million registered voters – or about 19% – are unmotivated ahead of the upcoming election.
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