The institute's head of politics and governance says the party could be the beneficiaries of a drop in support for the ANC.
Thousands of Economic Freedom Fighters' members marched to Rosslyn Industrial Park in Pretoria North, 15 November 2018. Picture: ANA
According to the final section of the survey, which tracks the amount of support South Africa’s different races show the country’s three biggest parties, the amount of so-called coloured voters supporting the Economic Freedom Fighters has risen sharply to 4.7% nationally. In Gauteng, the party’s support among the so-called coloured community had similarly risen from 1% in February to 4% currently, while in the Western Cape it had grown over the same period from 1% to 2%.
According to Van Onselen, polling shows that Good could pick up a few seats in the Western Cape, though is unlikely to make a huge dent in the DA’s support nationally, IRR’s polling indicates.
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