Elections2019 is not yet settled, says Tony Leon
Durban – Former Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon said on Tuesday that next week’s general election was not yet a done deal, and that politicians had “everything to play for”.
But in its most recent poll, Ipsos put the ANC win at 61%, the DA at 19% and the EFF at 11%. The voter turnout was a 71% projection. “We have seen that a lot in the world, South Africa is perhaps just late in the game. We saw it with Brexit and with [US president Donald] Trump and [2016 US Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary] Clinton," said Leon.
“And I think this is why I have been wheeled out, along with [former South African President Thabo] Mbeki for the ANC, because there is everything to play for," he said.
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