South Africa's Ruling Party Is Performing Dismally, but a Flawed Opposition Keeps It in Power TC_Africa: SouthAfrica
EFF"would look after the interests of all people in South Africa" and just 34% said so about the liberal DA. Just 26% rated any opposition leader more favourably than ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa.South African president Cyril Ramaphosa's credibility has been dented, putting his reform agenda in jeopardy
For some, the ANC was the"devil they knew" and they remained loyal to it. But an equally large proportion decided not to vote on election day. Their negative views of opposition parties, which they felt were ill-equipped to lead, govern or represent them, made them abstain, rather than switch votes. Falling turnout is also related to declining interest in politics and increasing disillusionment with democracy - clearly things to be concerned about. But this analysis shows that voter abstention is also a result of dissatisfied ANC voters who feel they have no alternative. Unless opposition parties do something drastically different, dissatisfied voters are likely to boycott elections rather than switch to another party.
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