Young voters are more worried than excited about elections, says poll

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Young voters are more worried than excited about elections, says poll
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SAElections2019 | 'Many young South Africans feel neither represented nor excited by the nation's leadership and direction.'

South Africans will vote on Wednesday, but many young voters feel limited by the choices available to them.Young South African voters feel limited by their choices at the ballot box in next week's general elections.

PSB Research conducted the poll in which 300 people were interviewed face-to-face. It found that just over three out of four of young South Africans are planning to vote. "However, while lack of faith in both our institutions and political parties is clearly low, there is reason to believe that our historic determination to foster greater social cohesion will prevail.

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