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<\/a><\/p>\nOther potential presidents for South Africa included ANC secretary general, Gwede Mantashe; speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete; DA leader Mmusi Maimane; and EFF leader Julius Malema.<\/p>\n
According to the poll results, while Maimane was the next highest in terms of “choice for next president” with 9%, his confidence score was quite low at -51 as a result of the other 91% of respondents showing little confidence in the DA leader.<\/p>\n
EFF leader Malema had the lowest overall confidence score at -161.<\/p>\n
| Candidate<\/th>\n | Choose as president<\/th>\n | Confidence score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma<\/td>\n | 22%<\/td>\n | 183<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Cyril Ramaphosa<\/td>\n | 22%<\/td>\n | 100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Baleka Mbete<\/td>\n | 2%<\/td>\n | 15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Gwede Mantashe<\/td>\n | 2%<\/td>\n | -1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
Jacob Zuma<\/em><\/td>\n| –<\/em><\/td>\n | -46<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Mmusi Maimane<\/td>\n | 9%<\/td>\n | -51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Julius Malema<\/td>\n | 5%<\/td>\n | -161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n | A significant proportion (almost 40%) of South Africans either didn\u2019t know which candidate they preferred or said that they didn\u2019t want any of those on offer.<\/p>\n Contrary to the desires of those polled, the next president of the country will be appointed by the majority party who wins the next elections – which will likely be the ANC.<\/p>\n A few names have been tossed about for the party’s next leader (and probably president), including Ramaphosa, Dlamini-Zuma and Mbete. Party insiders have said that Dlamini-Zuma is Jacob Zuma’s favoured candidate, while Ramaphosa is seen as the front-runner for others within the party.<\/p>\n However, with the fallout of recent court rulings and scandals against the president – which have\u00a0put the ANC in an awkward situation with it electorate – political experts have said that any candidate endorsed by the president is likely going to be skipped, to get away from his legacy.<\/p>\n \u201cAn endorsement from Zuma would be tantamount to a poisoned chalice,\u201d an analyst said.<\/p>\n More on the presidency<\/h3>\nZuma endorsement \u201cpoison\u201d for next president: report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Baleka Mbete to be South Africa\u2019s next president?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n |