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The party will vote for a new leader at the federal congress scheduled over two days from October 31 to November 1

The DA’s federal council has agreed to hold a virtual elective congress at which the party will vote for a new leader.The DA was scheduled to have its elective congress in May, but was postponed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown.

DA Gauteng chair Mike Moriarty will be taking on Helen Zille for the position of federal council chair, which the former leader now holds. SA has been in various stages of lockdown since the end of March in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19. The number of infections has been surging over the past few weeks as SA heads towards the peak of the virus.

 

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