DA cites 'discrepancies' in ANC's shock Mogale City mayoral victory
Patrick Lipudi's win over Michael Holenstein means a coalition member must have voted with the ANC
The ANC narrowly beat the DA to win back the mayoral seat in Mogale City after a marathon council meeting on Wednesday.Patrick Lipudi, the former council speaker, was voted in as mayor with 39 votes to former mayor Michael Holenstein’s 36. Two votes were spoiled. One member of the coalition government would have voted for Lipudi with the ANC to secure the result. Holenstein was removed in a motion of no confidence earlier this month following months of political turmoil in the municipality. The ANC had retained the positions of speaker and chief whip after the party lost its majority following the 2016 local government elections, but lost the mayoral position to the DA-led coalition. Lipudi had been asked to recuse himself as speaker after he was nominated for the mayoral post. Lipudi, however, refused and chaired the meeting. Alan Fuchs, DA constituency head of Mogale City, cited several discrepancies. He said Lipudi did not use an independent body to manage the electoral process, ...
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