DA welcomes announcement of local government election date
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that South Africa’s Local Government Elections will be held on Wednesday, 27 October 2021.
Ramaphosa made the announcement on Wednesday evening.
The announcement comes amid earlier uncertainty over the state of the elections amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Several opposition parties, including the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) have called on the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to postpone the elections to 2024.
The DA leader, John Steenhuisen says his main opposition party is delighted that South Africans will get an opportunity to exercise their right to vote.
“Nothing is more important to our nation than the freedom to vote, especially when South Africa has spent over a year under the harshest and longest lockdowns in the world as government has failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
“The fact that government has completely botched the roll out of a comprehensive and effective vaccination strategy in our country, the only way out of this devastating lockdown, has provided voters with the perfect opportunity to head to the polls. It is high time for South Africans to fire failing ANC governments,” says Steenhuisen.
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He adds that the party is ready to roll out their campaign.
“South Africa stands on the precipice of economic ruin with the highest unemployment rate in the world, deep-set government corruption with no accountability, and absolute policy uncertainty. It is this vacuum of leadership, transparency, and integrity that the DA is ready to fill.”
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