2. How South Africans view their country’s leaders, parties
As of early 2025, favorability of the governing African National Congress and optimism about the economy are both up since before the 2024 election.
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As of early 2025, favorability of the governing African National Congress and optimism about the economy are both up since before the 2024 election.
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Our survey finds that many people worldwide see room for improvement when it comes to how political parties, and especially elected officials, represent them. A median of just over four-in-ten say there is no political party in their country that represents their views, and very few feel elected officials care what people like them think. […]
In 2022, we experimented with a new question in cross-national surveys to capture the international equivalent of U.S. partisan “leaners.”
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