At least, this guy isn't that extremist guy, usually wears a red beret as do his followers, in SA.
Can the centre hold, or will South Africa get its own Bolsonaro?
Date
11/6/2018 9:40:09 AM
(MENAFN - The Conversation) Present indications are that South African voters are not gearing up to 'do a Brazil' in the face of a mounting economic crisis and high levels of corruption within the ruling party. Polls indicate that they are unlikely to totally abandon the African National Congress (ANC), which has governed the country since the end of apartheid in 1994 , for existing political alternatives.
The reasons are familiar. Although the ANC has lost prestige, ground and voter loyalty , many South Africans continue to cleave to their memories of its past virtues and hope for it to return to better ways. Furthermore, President Cyril Ramaphosa will make copious and not unconvincing promises of tackling corruption .
Meanwhile, although almost a decade of misrule by former President Jacob Zuma should have rebounded to the major advantage of the Democratic Alliance (DA), the leading opposition party has failed to convince. And, the long running fight with it mayor for Cape Town Patricia De Lille has made it look divided, poorly-led and tainted by racism. It's unlikely to go much forward, even if it is unlikely that it will actually go backwards.
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