Leader of South Africa’s largest opposition party resigns

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Mmusi Maimane stepped down as the Democratic Alliance’s leader shortly after the return of former party leader Helen Zille as its chair

Tensions have risen after the DA saw a loss of support in this year’s general elections, winning 20.7 per cent of votes, down from 22.2 per cent in 2014, even as the ruling African National Congress saw its weakest victory in a quarter-century. Some of the DA’s more conservative voters opted instead for the right-wing Afrikaner party Freedom Front Plus.A recent internal review heavily criticized Maimane for the poor election performance.

“There have been several months of consistent and co-ordinated attacks on me and my leadership, to ensure that this project failed or I failed,” he added.

 

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