Cape Town mayor says he wants to lead the DA
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said he’ll stand for election as leader of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa’s second-biggest political party, a contest he’s widely expected to win.
John Steenhuisen has led the DA since 2019, but he announced earlier this month that we won’t stand for another term when the party holds its elective conference in April. Nominations for a successor opened on Friday.
“I will be seeking a specific mandate, a mandate to build a stronger DA,” Hill-Lewis told reporters in Cape Town. “If we are to build a stronger South Africa, we must have a stronger DA.”
The DA, which garnered 22% support in the last national elections in 2024, is a member of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 10-party coalition government.
Hill-Lewis, 39, has served as mayor of South Africa’s second-biggest city since 2021 and won praise for his management of the tourism and financial-services hub.
He’s said he intends to seek reelection to that post in upcoming municipal elections, a job he can do while concurrently leading the DA.
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