It’s all about race and class.
The majority of poor people who also happen to be black will vote for the African National Congress in South Africa’s fourth democratic elections scheduled for April 22 making Jacob Zuma South Africa’s next President. Most whites (71%), who still make up the bulk of the middle and upper classes, will vote for the Democratic Alliance.
The ANC will probably win eight out of the nine provinces, while the DA should win the Western Cape Province in a close race with the ANC (the coloured vote will be crucial to the outcome). The new opposition party, the Congress of the People, a result of a breakaway from the ANC, will get at least 15% of black votes and become the official opposition in at least four provinces: Mpumalanga, Free State, North West, and Eastern Cape.
That’s the verdict of the opinion survey company, Plus 94 Research.
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