The SA Politics Thread Part 6

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Nelson Mandela’s party has been dealt a seismic election blow. Where does it leave South Africa?​

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party is set to fall short of a majority for the first time in 30 years after national elections this week, marking the biggest political shift in the country since the end of apartheid.

With counting nearly complete support for the ANC was at just over 40%, a huge slump from the 57.5% it received in the last election.
Fed-up voters dealt the party of Nelson Mandela a seismic blow at the polls after years of corruption scandals and economic mismanagement. As a result, the ANC will be forced to form a coalition to govern the world’s most unequal country.

Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa and the ANC – and once Mandela’s favorite to succeed him as leader – promised a “new dawn” when he took over in 2018 from disgraced former president Jacob Zuma.
But many feel those promises never materialized and the election results reflect a population deeply frustrated with the country’s direction. South Africans could now face weeks of political uncertainty, as the ANC seeks to strike a coalition deal with former rivals.

The rebuke to the ANC was hardly unexpected, mirroring widespread dissatisfaction with the ruling party. But the scale of the losses surprised some.
“What we have seen is voters are unhappy with the ANC’s recent history. In particular what happened in the Zuma years and what followed on from that,” analyst and former ANC MP Melanie Verwoerd told CNN.

There has been “a general arrogance and loss of connection with the general voter from the ANC side,” Verwoerd said, adding that parties like MK and the EFF have capitalized on that discontent.
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doctorwho said:
This DA circlejerk is so funny. Anything that challenges your privilege you see as racism and your studio implodes.
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Dude, the only one whose studio is imploding is yours.
Since your parties have basically achieved all but sub-7 seats in Parly... Didn't even defeat evil DA as you would've predicted.
doctorwho said:
Standard right-wing bs
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Finally, we've been once again declared as "right-wing". The myBroederbond braai will be pleased to hear this.
 
ShaunSA said:
And now he's crying. Like everyone who stood in those queues will be crying soon
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Those "everyone's" did what they had to do for all of our democracy. It's sad that you are on the wrong side of this historical moment in our future, I mean, you are here, you see the sht daily but you just could not be bothered.

I'm honestly disappointed in you.
 
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