OPINION | ANC must not let down voters after they rewarded it well for nearly destroying SA
The lower voter turnout does not reflect well on the opposition either. Instead of galvanising a greater number of voters to come out and choose a different political home, the proliferation of new small parties only led to a splitting and dilution of the opposition vote.
Given that they raised enough money to register and contest, these parties went into these elections with a false sense of self, with many a party president thinking they would actually by sheer force of their personality or appeal garner enough voter support to get even one seat at the least. On the other hand, the high levels of protest across the country tell a different story, not of an apathetic citizenry but of one that has decided that participating in a protest is more efficacious than voting.
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