South Africa Poll Finds ANC Election Support Falls Below 40%
- Zuma’s MKP emerges as nation’s third-biggest party: survey
- Democratic Alliance is only party that has grown voter support
The ANC’s support has shrunk to 39% from 41% since October 2023.
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Support for South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has fallen below 40%, less than three months before the country holds elections, a new opinion poll showed.
The finding suggests the country “will almost certainly” have a coalition government after the vote on May 29, with the ANC losing ground to a new party founded by former President Jacob Zuma and the main opposition Democratic Alliance, according to the survey by the Brenthurst Foundation and the SABI Strategy Group.