The new Western Cape provincial leader said the closest the party ever got to 60% of the vote was under Helen Zille’s leadership as Premier, but he believes the DA might even surpass that number this time around.
CAPE TOWN - Newly elected Democratic Alliance Western Cape leader Tertuis Simmers wants the party to win a two-thirds majority in the province next year.
Simmers was elected as the party’s provincial leader on Saturday, beating former leader Bonginkosi Madikizela to the position.Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis was elected deputy leader unopposed.
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