DA called out for 'swart gevaar' election tactics
Cape Town – With mere weeks before the May 8 elections, the DA in the Western Cape has conceded the race for the province with the ANC is neck and neck. It fears receiving less than 50% of the vote, allowing opposition parties, particularly the ANC and EFF, to lead a coalition to dislodge it from power in the only province it governs.
“They are trying to run on the back of Cyril [Ramaphosa], and that does not seem to be working for them. The party has also circulated posters in the province to encourage potential voters to register to vote to “keep the ANC and EFF” out of government in the Western Cape. “The Western Cape cannot belong to one party, that is why we have elections to contest each other. The manifesto of the ANC has been well-received by constituencies.”He said they were confident that the ANC will emerge victorious.
“This is an old tactic, in 2016 they did that, we went to the IEC to lay a complaint, nothing happened about that. The ACDP has gained a lot of traction and the DA knows they are not going to get the majority in the Western Cape, now they are playing fear tactics. It is completely unethical.”“In the PR system, every vote counts. It's not true that voting for a smaller party holds no weight. It actually reduces the majority in that province.
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