🗳 Three of the four GOODparty councillors at the Western Cape’s George Municipality have dumped their party for the DA. Read the story ⬇️
“It is clear that people continue to choose a well-run party that takes its mandate to serve citizens seriously and puts the interest of people first.
“Theresa made it clear that her decision to join the DA was purely based on the needs of her community. She realised that there is an alternative, that will be to the benefit of residents.” Simmers added that Hector told his new party that his community approached him and asked him to rather join a party that can “listen to their needs and delivers proper services.”in 2018 and contested the general elections the following year.
At the time, De Lille said she turned down offers from the ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters and “many” other parties before forming her political movement. Having garnered the coloured votes in previous elections through the now-defunct Independent Democrats , the emergence of Gayton McKenzie’s Patriotic Alliance has since diluted De Lille’s major constituency.Simmers said his party is poised to garner a majority should it win the upcoming by-elections to replace the three councillors.
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