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Polling trend — Next South African general election

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Sample size is how many people were asked. More people means less random error, never none.
±3 is the margin of error: the real figure is likely within 3 points either way of the one shown.
Two polls can differ because they were taken on different dates, with different methods and different samples.
est. means the institute did not publish a margin of error, so it is estimated from the sample size.
The average smooths this out: it combines recent polls, so one unusual poll cannot swing the picture.

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Government

Who governs now, and the parties behind the government.

Cyril Ramaphosa

President

Orientation

Centre-left to centre

In office since

15 Feb 2018

Coalition

African National CongressLead partyCentre-left to centre
Freedom Front PlusCoalition partnerRight
Rise MzansiCoalition partnerCentre
Al Jama-ahCoalition partner
Pan Africanist Congress of AzaniaCoalition partnerLeft
Patriotic AllianceCoalition partnerRight to far-right
Democratic AllianceCoalition partnerCentre to centre-right
United Democratic MovementCoalition partnerCentre-left
GoodCoalition partnerCentre-left
Inkatha Freedom PartyCoalition partnerRight

Source: Wikipedia · composition: cabinet · checked 9 Nov 2026

Past election results

2024 South African general election · 29 May 2024

How people voted last time, and the change since the election before.

Vote share and seats by party, 2024 South African general election, with change since 2019 South African general election
Party	Vote	± pp	Seats
African National Congress	40.2%	−17.3 percentage points	159
Democratic Alliance	21.8%	+1.0 percentage points	87
UMkhonto weSizwe	14.6%	new	58
Economic Freedom Fighters	9.5%	−1.3 percentage points	39
Inkatha Freedom Party	3.9%	+0.5 percentage points	17
Patriotic Alliance	2.1%	+2.0 percentage points	9
Freedom Front Plus	1.4%	−1.0 percentage points	6
ActionSA	1.2%	new	6
African Christian Democratic Party	0.6%	−0.2 percentage points	3
United Democratic Movement	0.5%	±0.0 percentage points	3
Others (43)	4.3%		13

Change in percentage points vs 2019 South African general election. 400 seats. Source: Wikipedia

Government

Who governs now, and the parties behind the government.

Cyril Ramaphosa

President

Orientation

Centre-left to centre

In office since

15 Feb 2018

Coalition

African National CongressLead partyCentre-left to centre
Freedom Front PlusCoalition partnerRight
Rise MzansiCoalition partnerCentre
Al Jama-ahCoalition partner
Pan Africanist Congress of AzaniaCoalition partnerLeft
Patriotic AllianceCoalition partnerRight to far-right
Democratic AllianceCoalition partnerCentre to centre-right
United Democratic MovementCoalition partnerCentre-left
GoodCoalition partnerCentre-left
Inkatha Freedom PartyCoalition partnerRight

Source: Wikipedia · composition: cabinet · checked 9 Nov 2026

Party

Vote

± pp

Seats

African National Congress

40.2%

−17.3

159

Democratic Alliance

21.8%

+1.0

UMkhonto weSizwe

14.6%

new

Economic Freedom Fighters

9.5%

−1.3

Inkatha Freedom Party

3.9%

+0.5

Patriotic Alliance

2.1%

+2.0

Freedom Front Plus

1.4%

−1.0

ActionSA

1.2%

new

African Christian Democratic Party

0.6%

−0.2

United Democratic Movement

0.5%

±0.0

Others (43)

4.3%