DA unveils candidates for National and Provincial Elections
DA leader John Steenhuisen says the new election candidates have been assessed after undergoing a ten-month-long selection process to be selected.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has unveiled its Parliamentary candidates list, including provincial legislatures, ahead of the 29 May elections.
Party leader John Steenhuisen says the new candidates have undergone a ten-month-long selection process to qualify for seats in Parliament and legislatures. Watch the video below:
‘SELECTED ON MERIT NOT POLITICAL EXPERIENCE’
The list includes community safety activist Ian Cameron, medical doctor Karl le Roux, economist Mlondi Mdluli, Mark Burke, who holds a PhD in econometrics and quantitative economics from Cambridge University in the UK, and Liam Jacobs, the DA Student Organisation leader, among others.
“These people embody South Africans’ hopes and are ready to #RescueSA from ANC corruption. Our candidates epitomise integrity and excellence, poised to lead SA forward,” he said.
He said the new members were selected on merit rather than political experience.
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“This confirms our candidates’ belief and allegiance to the DA and the integrity of our people and our processes. I’m very proud and grateful to the retiring members of Parliament and provincial legislatures who have worked tirelessly for the interests of all South Africans, and grown the DA across communities over the past decades.” Steenhuisen said.
The party released its list a day before the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is scheduled to make the list of candidates from all political parties public.
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The list is made up of people who come from a diverse mix of professional backgrounds; they include a medical doctor, an economist, party councillors, and an anti-crime activist, casting the bunch as the “brightest individuals” to rescue SA from decades of “ANC corruption and decay.”
According to Eyewitness News, Community Safety activist Ian Cameron, who recently joined the party, is one of the 11 new faces representing the organisation in Parliament.
He said his experience in public safety would help the party’s battle against crime and gender-based violence.
“I have now decided to step into the area with the DA. We desperately need to scale our onslaught against the viral, cancerous evil infection that the African National Congress (ANC) has infested South Africa with,” said Cameron.