Steenhuisen throws name in hat for DA leader
Democratic Alliance (DA) parliamentary leader John Steenhuisen has announced that he is in the running to lead the party following Mmusi Maimane’s resignation.
Steenhuisen was elected uncontested as the party’s parliamentary leader at the weekend.
He made the announcement at the Cape Town Press Club on Monday.
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"I want to announce that I have availed myself for the position of DA interim leader and ultimately the federal leader in our congress in 2020.”
Steenhuisen says he believes that the best days for the party are still ahead and that the recent events are not a mortal blow but an opportunity to regroup and reassess.
"Has this disrupted our progress as a party? Of course, it has but it is a disruption - I believe - that in time will be crucial the long term future of the DA, the long term future of the democratic project in SA and the long term future of our country."
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