UDM still remains one of the main opposition parties although it now gets much less % of the votes than it used to. They have support mostly in the Eastern Cape.
Yes, the next general election will be in 3 years. The nearest election is the municipal elections later this year. DA is growing in more cities beyond Cape Town now, thanks to this transformation. Helen Zille hopes to bring the support for ANC below 50% in my city and also to shake them in Pretoria, Johannesburg and almost the whole Northern Cape. But the most fiercely contested city will be Port Elizabeth because it is on the border between the black dominated and coloured dominated areas. DA also hopes to bring some more center-right parties into a coalition to boost its chances.
Although I am generally ideologically opposed to their agenda I think we need a more vital opposition. Only then will we have a truly democratic society. So I will be crossing fingers for them.
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Date: 5/2/11 17:19 (UTC)Yes, the next general election will be in 3 years. The nearest election is the municipal elections later this year. DA is growing in more cities beyond Cape Town now, thanks to this transformation. Helen Zille hopes to bring the support for ANC below 50% in my city and also to shake them in Pretoria, Johannesburg and almost the whole Northern Cape. But the most fiercely contested city will be Port Elizabeth because it is on the border between the black dominated and coloured dominated areas. DA also hopes to bring some more center-right parties into a coalition to boost its chances.
Although I am generally ideologically opposed to their agenda I think we need a more vital opposition. Only then will we have a truly democratic society. So I will be crossing fingers for them.