VIEW FROM AFAR: South Africa’s centre holds, for now By Saul Musker
One view emphasises the gains made by extremist parties at both ends of the political spectrum — the EFF on the left, and the FF Plus on the right.
The EFF, meanwhile, was expected to receive between 12% and 14% of the vote — its own leaders and Twitter disciples even insisted that it would win a majority, or overtake the DA as the official opposition — but it only just passed 10%. Compared to predictions, the EFF’s performance was, in fact, a disappointment for the party.
This is an encouraging sign for South Africa. The resounding conclusion of this election is that centrist parties enjoy a comfortable two-thirds majority, with 78% of all seats in the National Assembly, and have maintained popular support despite energetic threats from both the left and right.
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