Rasool says polls put the ANC at 38%
The ANC appointed Rasool in April 2018 to head its elections campaign in the only province not governed by the party. He had been out of active politics for almost a decade, after the party removed him as Western Cape premier in July 2008. He was appointed SA's ambassador to the US by then President Jacob Zuma in 2010, where Rasool spent five years.
“In all those others [campaigns], I was slated for premier. In 1999, I was the premier candidate, in 2014 I was ANC chairperson and this one, we had the comfort of an underdog...”Capetonians woke up to pouring rain and freezing cold weather on Wednesday, the day of national and provincial elections. Inclement weather is known to impact on voter turnout, especially in poor communities where there are no roads, pavements and immediate transport.
“I think what the ANC has done is put in place a transport plan in which we have hired at local level some taxis as well as given some comrades petrol money in order for us to mitigate some of these difficulties with regard to the weather,” he said.
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