Msimanga puts hand up for DA federal chairperson position

Gauteng Democratic Alliance (DA) leader and Member of the Provincial Legislature Solly Msimanga has announced that he will stand for the position of the party’s federal chairperson.
He made the announcement at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday. Ivan Meyer currently holds the position.
Msimanga says, “Now we have an opportunity, this is why I’m putting up my hand and saying, this time we will do it, this time we will be able to as a collective with whoever that will be elected as a leader and this position will be used much more.”
Earlier, DA Western Cape Deputy Leader Geordin Hill-Lewis announced that he will run for the party’s federal leader position.
He made the announcement in Elsies River on the Cape Flats.
Hill-Lewis says, “It is with a sense of pride and excitement that I today announce that I am standing to be the next leader of the Democratic Alliance. It is a decision I had considered carefully.  I am under no illusions about the road ahead should I be elected to this position, but with the deep love for our country, I will work arm in arm with each of you to lead our country to the path of prosperity.”
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