This year, Obi upset the apple cart and ran an effective and dynamic third-party campaign which many pollsters predicted would see him at least force a run-off and potentially win the presidency.
Voter turnout in Zambia was 70.61%, a staggering 14 percentage points higher than in the previous election in 2016. The result: a comprehensive win for Hichilema who won 59.02% of the vote to Lungu’s 38.71%.In South Africa, we can see a similar trend in competitive municipal by-elections. Where there is high voter mobilisation and turnout, incumbent parties struggle to hold on to their position.
Increasingly, you need to be able to protect your vote on election day and prove that you have the votes that were cast for you. What you cannot avoid, though, is mobilising people seeking change to turn out and vote. The turnout in recent big elections has been steadily declining. In 2019, it dropped more than seven percentage points to 66.05%. In the municipal elections of 2021, it dropped 12 points to 45.87%.
These uneducated that's here will stay home for the day. Only ones with free food and t-shirts will show up. Then cry about hunger and jobs and everything for free without working for it.