South African General Election, 2019

[Former President tack50]

Reminder that when I could actually write something readable and finish what I started, I wrote a pretty good blog post on the 2014 election: https://welections.wordpress.com/2014/05/26/south-africa-2014/

Some people might enjoy it.

Wow, that's a very in depth guide and an interesting read! Congrats!

[Former President tack50]

Apparently the South African government has started to seize land from white farmers without proper compensation

So, will that affect the election somehow? How popular is expropiation without compensation?

https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/south-africa-begins-seizing-whiteowned-farms/news-story/8937f899bd3f131bfc4ffb648ea5c53b

[Former President tack50]

Well, other than "no expropiation without compensation" and maybe the making layoffs easier (depends on South Africa's laws) that seems like a very right wing manifesto.

Will it hurt the DA?

[Former President tack50]

What sort of coalition would the DA be able to form in Gauteng? I imagine DA-EFF is not viable at all, is it? I'd expect some sort of ANC minority?

[Former President tack50]

DA is the party for most white people right?

Yes, generally speaking. Some of the more hardcore Afrikaners go for VF+, but Anglos go for the DA more.

Here’s a site with a bit of a demographic breakdown. It’s a few years old though.

I now want to meet the 1% of white EFF supporters

[Former President tack50]

On another note, ANC+EFF got above the 2/3 threshold, so I guess land grabs will happen no matter what now.