South Africa voted on 8 May, in what was probably the most important general election since the dawn of democracy. Surprisingly, from the data, voter turnout was very low at 65.99% of the total 26.8mn registered voters. Julius Malema’s EFF has become the official opposition in three provinces and grown to 10.8% nationally, but its performance was disappointing relative to what some pollsters (and the party) had forecast – a possible reason being the far lower-than-expected youth turnout (the EFF’s biggest support base) vs older voters. The ANC garnered a majority nationally as well as in all provinces except the DA-led Western Cape, meaning that Malema’s mooted pre-election role as kingmaker is no longer relevant. (more…)
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