Party leader John Steenhuisen said he inherited a DA that many had written off and worked hard at its revival and resurrection.
Steenhuisen was addressing delegates on the final day of the party’s electoral congress, ahead of his re-election. He delivered his federal leader’s report detailing the state of the party.
He says upon taking up office as interim federal leader in October 2019, the party had just emerged from their first ever election where it had lost ground. Speaking on the state of the party, Steenhuisen boldly pronounced the DA was entering the 2024 elections in a strong position not by default or accident, but as a result of bold moves that were taken at a time where things looked much worse for the organisation.
Steenhuisen added the internal reason behind their electoral troubles were a result of having become untethered from their party values and liberal principles.
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