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<\/a><\/p>\nWhile this represents a snapshot across all registered voters, in a scenario where only 71% of voters turn up on the day, Ipsos says the final numbers could change – specifically,\u00a0 the ANC could increase to 61%, the DA to 19% and the EFF to 11%.<\/p>\n
Trust in leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite the drop in support for the ANC in the national pre-election polling, Ipsos said that support for president Cyril Ramaphosa in particular has increased significantly over the past year – though it is down since the start of 2019.<\/p>\n Among registered voters, Ramaphosa is the only party leader to have a positive trust score among voters.<\/p>\n Opposition party leaders – the DA’s Mmusi Maimane and EFF’s Julius Malema – have negative trust scores among the electorate, who are majority ANC supporters.<\/p>\n When looking at trust for leaders from their party’s supporters, things change drastically.<\/p>\n EFF supporters trust Malema more than ANC supporters trust Ramaphosa – and both these leaders trump Maimane who has the lowest trust from a party support base.<\/p>\n “The levels of trust recorded in April in political leaders are lower than in February – however, all three of the leaders of the biggest political parties have managed to increase the trust expressed in their leadership from their own supporters,” Ipsos said.<\/p>\n The group noted that trust in all political parties from their support base is now lower than at the start of the year.<\/p>\n However, the ANC has gained the most ground, with trust in the party being restored from the record lows hit during the Zuma years.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n