OPINION: ANC weakness makes opposition momentum more significant | DanielSilke
With pressures mounting on the ANC, South Africans need to see the May 8 vote as not just about the governing party but just as much about the very stark choices presented by the major opposition parties, writesIt has been a dismal first half of the ANC's election campaign. Dramatic political disruptions have clearly set back the Ramaphosa"New Dawn" turning it more into a rather murky"New Dusk" – foggy, messy and lacking in any clear direction.
And, despite the relatively weak input from President Ramaphosa in recent months, he remains the single-most attractive political asset for any political party in South Africa and still represents hope for reform although this has begun evaporating since its 2018 highs. With a very moderate decline in the overall ANC majority, the question then arises as to which of the opposition parties will derive sufficient benefit. Again, even a moderate increase in support for either the DA or the EFF will provide an indication of the readiness of the electorate for change – either towards a more business-friendly approach or towards populist/radical solutions.
Similarly, if the DA did manage to achieve its absolute upper-limit of about 27%, its showing will also be a signal to the ANC that a different set of reforms is possible – and perhaps more in line with those seemingly advocated by the Ramaphosa administration.
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