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McKenzie says PA aims to be fourth-biggest party

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Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie told supporters on Facebook on Sunday evening that the party wants to finish fourth nationally in the local government elections. Ipsos polling puts the party at 2%, well behind the EFF.

McKenzie spoke to party supporters on Facebook on Sunday evening. He said of the fourth-place goal: "That's what we're aiming for." The EFF now holds fourth place.

Ipsos data puts the EFF at about 10% of the vote in Wednesday's elections, behind the ANC, the DA and the MK Party. Ipsos forecasts the PA at 1% in Johannesburg and 4% in Cape Town.

The PA won 0.95% of the vote in the 2021 municipal elections and 77 council seats. In the 2024 national elections it won 2.06% and nine seats.

Key facts

Who
Gayton McKenzie (Patriotic Alliance leader; minister of sport, arts and culture in the GNU); Patriotic Alliance (political party contesting the local government elections); Jacob Zuma (leader of the MK Party); Bakang Lethoko (former chief of staff to McKenzie, appointed CEO of Ticketpro according to…)
What
Speaking to supporters on Facebook on Sunday evening, McKenzie said the PA hopes to become the fourth-biggest party when ballots are counted. The article cites Ipsos polling putting the PA at 2% nationally and the EFF at around 10%, with the EFF currently fourth-biggest.
When
2 November 2026
Where
South Africa, Cape Town, Central Karoo
Status
Reported

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