The Democratic Alliance (DA) in George, Western Cape, is holding a victory parade following its majority win in the local government elections.
In the previous election, the party secured just over 46% of the vote, forcing it to govern the municipality through a coalition with the Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) and the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP).
The DA in George is holding a victory parade to celebrate its majority win in the local government elections. The party was reduced to 46.44% in the previous election, forcing it to government through a coalition with the FFPlus and ACDP. It has now won 28 out of 55 council seats after securing 50.3% voter supporter this week. Credit: Sphiwe Hobasi
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It has now won 28 out of 55 council seats after securing just over 50% voter supporter this week.
The parade was led by DA provincial leader, Tertius Simmers and George Mayor-elect, Browen Johnson.
The party says it had almost 400 000 new voters across the province.