The battle for the soul of the DA has no end in sight as the opposition party shelved the key debate on the powers of provincial leaders at the weekend. The DA’s federal council, its highest decision-making body between congresses, deferred the issue pending legal advice. The DA has faced its fair share of crucial debates in the lead-up to the 2019 national elections, including diversity in the party, which erupted at its federal congress earlier in 2018. Ahead of the weekend’s federal council meeting, 34 senior DA leaders raised concern about a proposed amendment to its regulations on electing candidates. This amendment would have seen provincial leaders become part of the selection panels choosing representatives for the nine legislatures. This is not allowed under the DA’s current rules. Provincial leaders, however, do form part of electoral colleges and can make representations to selection panels. Diversity clause One of the arguments made in support of the leaders sitting on t...
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