John Steenhuisen Elected Interim DA Leader

Riyaz Patel

The DA has elected John Steenhuisen as its interim federal leader during a closed federal council meeting held at the party’s headquarters in Bruma, Johannesburg Sunday.

The party’s national spokesperson Solly Malatsi also confirmed that Ivan Meyer has been voted in as its interim federal chairperson.

The two leadership positions became vacant following leader Mmusi Maimane and chairman Athol Trollip’s surprise resignations, three days after Helen Zille was elected as the party’s Federal Council Chairperson in October.

Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba announced his resignation a day earlier.

Zille succeeded party veteran James Selfe who had been in the position for nearly two decades.

Steenhuisen, the party’s current parliamentary leader who was facing off against Gauteng MPL Makashule Gana, told delegates, “The DA is about big