Nuts and bolts of DA’s federal congress
It is the highest decision-making body of the party and meets at least every three years
The DA’s federal congress is the highest decision-making body of the party and meets at least every three years. This year the congress is set to take place on April 7 and 8 at the Tshwane Events Centre.Anchen Dreyer, the DA’s federal congress chief electoral officer, says it will be the largest congress in the history of the party, drawing over 2,000 delegates from all parts of the country. In 2015, at the most recent congress — where Mmusi Maimane was elected leader — the party had just over 1,200 delegates.In terms of the DA’s constitution, the federal congress elects the leader, the federal chair and the three deputy federal chairs.The federal council, which is the policy-making and governing body of the party between congresses, consists of 155 members. Strict constitutional rules govern the way it is made up.Council members receive an additional ballot paper that allows them to vote for the chair and two deputy chairs of the federal council, as well as the federal chair of fin...
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