A new voters’ interest survey shows that the Multi-Party Charter (MPC) is generating public curiosity. Image: The South African
2024 Elections: ‘Desperate South Africans want new options’
The voter’s interest poll found that the ANC would get only 39% of the votes if the elections were held tomorrow.
A new voters’ interest survey shows that the Multi-Party Charter (MPC) is generating public curiosity. Image: The South African
The 2024 elections might spring a few surprises according to a new voters’ interest survey which shows that desperate South Africans want new options to vote, that exclude both the African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
The survey’s results, as reported by the Daily Maverick, show that people are desperate for change, but no party is mobilising their imagination.
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‘PARTIES NOT DOING ENOUGH TO CAPTURE VOTER’S IMAGINATIONS’ AHEAD OF ELECTIONS
“People are desperate for change, but no party is mobilising their imagination, No parties are doing as well as they want to,” Everatt said. He said jobs are at the top of the pile of voter priorities by a long shot, followed by the cost of living, crime, poverty, and load shedding.
“Those who did not say who they would vote for are not ANC voters. There is a hunger for something that excludes both the ANC and EFF,” he said.
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MPC COALITION CAMPAIGN GENERATING PUBLIC INTEREST, SAYS ANALYST
The voters’ interest survey also shows that people the Multiparty Charter (MPC), an 11-party agreement to form a coalition after the election, to unseat the ANC from power and keep the EFF away from power and dominance.
“Where people know about the MPC, it is unlocking enthusiasm. It gives voters a sense that there is something bigger, [with the] potential to achieve a majority,” says Leon Schreiber, the DA’s head of strategic communications and Member of Parliament.
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‘ANC WOULD GET 39% IF ELECTIONS WERE HELD TOMORROW’
It found that 61% of those surveyed face to face in a language of their choice had yet to hear of the MPC, but interest was high among those who had. A robust 38% of respondents who had heard of it said they would vote for the MPC, which surveyors defined for the people they interviewed.
Like three previous polls, it found that the governing ANC was waning in popularity and would garner only 39% of the votes if the national and provincial elections must take place by August. According to the latest survey, the ANC would only get 39% of the votes if the elections were held tomorrow.
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FIVE OUT OF NINE PROVINCES WIDE OPEN FOR CAMPAIGNING, LATEST POLL
The survey also found that five of SA’s nine provinces could be run by coalition governments after the elections, more than the five major parties have pencilled in.
The five provinces are Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Western Cape (the DA disagrees), and possibly the Northern Cape. Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal which are said to be wide open for campaigning.
