Are the faces of politicians more important than political ideologies of the political movements?
Political analysts, Dr Imraan Buccus, Professor Lesiba Teffo and Dr Dale Mckinley during a discussion at the IEC Results Operations Centre at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand.Are the faces of politicians more important than the political ideologies of the political movements? This question has been put at the centre of the local political field following the performance of the few-month-old uMkhonto weSizwe Party in the 2024 general elections.
The Inkatha Freedom Party, on the other hand, failed to convince the IEC to have their founder, the late Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s face on the ballot. The performance has been far from impressive, all of which beg the question, do faces matter more in local political circles?“I don’t think we can make a general statement to say all the people are concerned with one thing or another. But I want to take up this issue of whether it was IFP or MK.
“There certainly is a tribalistic element and I think this comes with a rise of populism. Again, one does not want to dwell on the international examples but we have seen this internationally too. In the US, kick out the Mexicans, kick out the Muslims. So, there is a scapegoating of minorities. There’s also an ethnic element,” says Buccus, warning against such a phenomenon.
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