The DA has confirmed Natasha Mazzone's election as the DA's deputy federal council chairperson following a dispute over her election. The party's federal executive had a meeting this weekend in which it had addressed, among others, two conflicting legal opinions on her election. John Moodey, DA Gauteng leader, said during a media briefing on Saturday afternoon that the federal executive had decided that it would confirm an opinion by its federal legal commission which was supported by the legal opinion of Michael Hellens SC, as well as its attorneys on the matter. "Natasha Mazzone’s election As deputy federal council chair has been confirmed by the federal executive of this weekend," Moodey said. Mazzone was elected to the position at the DA Federal Congress in Tshwane earlier this year, but her election has been disputed by former DA Johannesburg regional chair Khume Ramulifho, who also stood for the position. A legal opinion sought by Ramulifho on her election from Adv JL Kaplan...
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