{"id":96579,"date":"2026-03-24T14:12:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/demand-for-democracy-among-south-africans-at-all-time-low"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:21:51","slug":"demand-for-democracy-among-south-africans-at-all-time-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/demand-for-democracy-among-south-africans-at-all-time-low","title":{"rendered":"Demand For Democracy Among South Africans At All-Time Low"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A new study commissioned by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) shows the demand for democracy amongst South Africans is at an all-time low.<\/p>\n<p>The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has made public findings of its latest voter participation survey, which measures public confidence in democracy.<\/p>\n<p>The study reveals that the demand for democracy has moved from 65% in the mid-2000s to a historic 36% in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The latest study was conducted through face-to-face interviews with citizens aged 16 years old and older across all provinces in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Ben Roberts, the research director at the HSRC, said there\u2019s a growing preference for alternatives to democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSlightly over one in four people or 26% [of participants] see non-democratic alternatives as acceptable in our country. This is the highest recorded level of the particular preference we\u2019ve seen over the last quarter of a century.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Source: EWN<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. A new study commissioned by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) shows the demand for democracy amongst South Africans is at an all-time low. The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has made public findings of its latest voter participation survey, which measures public confidence in democracy. 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