Patricia de Lille forms new political party
The new party is to contest SA's 2019 elections
In the first big split from the DA since its formation, former senior leader and Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille says she will launch a new political party. The yet-to-be named party, which will contest the national elections in 2019, will focus on cities and towns where the former mayor says the country’s potential lies. This is the first time a senior DA leader has formed a new political party following a resignation. De Lille resigned from her position as mayor and from the DA in October after a fallout with the party over governance issues in Cape Town spanning almost two years. Eight councillors resigned in solidarity. Speaking in Cape Town on Sunday, the 67-year-old veteran politician told journalists that she still had enough “energy” left in her to embark on a “new political order” in the country. “I will be launching a new political party which will contest the 2019 national elections. We will put people before politics. We will be on the ground. We will build a better co...
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