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How the polls missed ActionSA’s big Gauteng breakthrough

Published by News24 · South Africa 22 h ago
ActionSA’s mayoral candidate in Tshwane, Nasiphi Moya addressing media at the IEC National Results Centre. The party secured 22.1% of the vote in Tshwane, making it the second-largest party there.
ActionSA’s mayoral candidate in Tshwane, Nasiphi Moya addressing media at the IEC National Results Centre. The party secured 22.1% of the vote in Tshwane, making it the second-largest party there. · News24

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ActionSA secured 22.1% of the vote in Tshwane, far exceeding the support measured in pre-election polls. A leading researcher says daily tracking polls could help identify such surges before election day.

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