New polling from the Social Research Foundation (SRF) puts the ANC and the DA just a few percentage points apart.
The polling results were published by The Common Sense yesterday.
The SRF survey of 1,002 registered voters, conducted telephonically and with a margin of error of 4%, asked respondents how they would vote if a local election were held today. The survey was conducted in early November.
Using a turnout model of 53%, the SRF survey shows the ANC registered the support of 37% of respondents and the DA 32%, with no other party breaking 10%. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) scored 8%, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) 7%, and the Inkatha Freedom Party 6%.
In his analysis of the data, Marius Roodt, the former deputy editor of the Daily Friend, and now deputy editor at The Common Sense, writes that the results show the ANC and DA “almost tied, confirming that South Africa is now firmly in an era of coalition politics”.
On policies and political performance, 30% of respondents said the DA had the best policies, with only 22% choosing the ANC, while 28% said the DA provided good leadership and only 17% saying the same of the ANC.
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