Two-horse race for DA premier candidate starts in Gauteng
Of the most prominent nine candidates in the race two are ahead and one is most favoured to win
Candidates in the hotly contested race to represent the DA in election of the Gauteng premier will face the party’s 20-person selection panel on Friday. The premier candidate hopefuls will have to motivate why they should be the ones to lead the DA’s attempt to govern SA’s economic hub in 2019. The opposition party, which runs only the Western Cape, has targeted Gauteng and the Northern Cape as provinces they also want to govern after the national elections. Currently, the party leads coalitions that run the Tshwane and Johannesburg metro councils in Gauteng. Gauteng could possibly end up being governed by a coalition in 2019 if the ANC loses support at the same rate it did in the 2014 national elections. The governing party garnered 53.59%, which was less than the 64.04% support it enjoyed in 2009. The DA got 30.78% of the votes, up from the 21.86% it received in 2009. Out of the nine candidates who applied for the position, the candidate selected would have to be able to lead the ...
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