DA to elect new leaders in April
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will head into a full elective congress in April 2020 following the resignation of several senior leaders.
This was confirmed by the party’s federal council chairperson Helen Zille on Twitter on Friday.
2) On 17 November we have a special Federal Council to elect an interim leader and an interim chair.
— Helen Zille (@helenzille) October 25, 2019
Full Congress in April 2020. In the meantime, all structures are functional and stable. Parliamentary caucus elects a new leader within a week, who will appoint a new Chief Whip.
The party will meet next week to elect an interim parliamentary leader following Mmusi Maimane's resignation on Wednesday.
The party’s chief whip John Steenhuisen subsequently also stepped down as his term of office is linked to that of the party leader.
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The caucus chairperson Annelie Lotriet will serve as parliamentary leader until the election takes place, either on Tuesday or Thursday.
In the past week, the party saw the resignations of leader Mmusi Maimane, federal chair Athol Trollip and Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba.
1) Amusing to see the DA's strongest ideological opponents, who never gave a fig and would never vote for us, writing heart-wrenching analyses about the terrible setback for the DA and for "non-racialism". Of the 6 people who resigned, 4 are white. Ydy we steadied the ship.
— Helen Zille (@helenzille) October 25, 2019