2019 Elections - ANALYSIS: Curiouser and Curiouser – the strange case of the 2019 elections By Stephen Grootes StephenGrootes
While the elections are now just two days away , predictions are flying thick and fast. And the result itself will give good indications of how the country has changed, and in which direction it is likely to be going.
This could well have an impact on the ANC in the longer run. It could also accelerate, because of the structure of our politics. The system of proportional representation means that very few votes are wasted . The fact that there has been a possible weakening of the authority of the centre also has an impact here.
He, and his party, now give the appearance of being part of the political establishment. This is probably a reflection of his clever use of the Parliament rules, and the leading role he and his fellow fighters took in the fightback against former President Jacob Zuma. But due to the extremist nature of his comments, and through the narrow interests of the Freedom Front Plus , he has received a lot of attention. This may, or may not, have had an effect of legitimising his message.
And particularly, that the divisions that led to its Nasrec conference and that outcome have not been healed. There is another dynamic which has become much more apparent in this election, which is related to the way the political parties discuss themselves. More and more, it seems, parties are attacking other parties, rather than concentrating on their own offerings. More parties are using negative campaigning rather than offering a version of the future.
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