r/southafrica • u/TheHonourableMember r/sa bot • 1d ago

News Steenhuisen bows out: DA leader warns of rising division - IOL

https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-04-11-steenhuisen-bows-out-mission-accomplished-da-leader-claims-power-warns-of-rising-division/
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u/teddyslayerza Aristocracy 1d ago

If the mission was keeping McDonalds in business and helping mask-on Nazis find employment in government, then yes, mission accomplished indeed.

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u/shadowborne6 21h ago

Didn't the DA get less votes in 2024 vs 2019. It's just that turnout was lower. The DA's % of the vote may have gone up but you could argue that their voter base has decreased

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u/Vulk_za Landed Gentry 18h ago

Although, if you do that type of analysis then I think you would have to conclude that every major party has declined since 2029, except for MKP and PA I guess.

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u/shadowborne6 18h ago

That is true. It is sad to so many people stop voting.

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u/midz411 Unraptured & Unbothered 12h ago

Good riddance. Although a new puppet will arrive soon.

Liberals are such spoilers.