Freedom Front Plus (FF+) Pieter Groenewald stated that he was in advanced talks with the DA over a stable Western Cape and its municipalities.
An FF+ councillor Juan van Schalkwyk representing the party in the Swellendam municipality is under internal party review after endorsing a resolution by the ANC to remove DA councillor Francois du Rand from his role as mayor.The Freedom Front Plus is currently investigating one of its councillors in a Western Cape municipality who voted in favour of an ANC-sponsored motion of no confidence against a Democratic Alliance mayor.
“The Swellendam incident will be referred to the relevant structures in the party for a thorough investigation and appropriate action,” he said. “The cooperative stability pact for the Western Cape between myself and the DA leader, Mr John Steenhuisen, has already reached an advanced stage and final feedback from Mr Steenhuisen is expected soon,” he said.This comes after the DA on Monday lamented Van Schalkwyk’s support to remove Du Rand. This is the third time that FF+ voted with the ANC in several DA-led municipalities.
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