Multi-Party Charter a 'clear path' to get DA into national government, says Steenhuisen
Steenhuisen said they pulled together the biggest bloc of opposition voters since 1994, and together they can get to the 50% plus 1 needed 'to rescue South Africa'.
The Multi-Party Charter held a media briefing in Durban on 24 January 2024. Picture: @Our_DA/X
JOHANNESBURG - Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has warned his supporters of doom if they do not vote for the DA come Wednesday.
He urged supporters who gathered at the party's final rally at the Willomoore Stadium in Benoni on Sunday to show up at voting stations, and to vote for the DA.
Steenhuisen painted a bleak picture for those who did not support the DA.
“If we sit back and allow a coalition between the African National Congress (ANC)-Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), and uMkhonto weSizwe party aided by the sellouts in the Patriotic Alliance, our tomorrow will be far worse than yesterday.
“Because if that happens, the NHI [National Health Insurance] will be implemented, property will be expropriated, and corruption engulf us... It will be doomsday for South Africa.”
With polls split on predictions of the DA’s performance, the party is looking to bolster its 20.77% support from the 2019 elections.
“While the ANC is on its way out, if every DA voter comes out on election day we can win."
Steenhuisen added that for the first time, his party had a solid plan to get into national government during this election.
“For the first time ever, the DA has a clear path to getting into national government – by uniting with our partners in the Multi-Party Charter, we have pulled together the biggest bloc of opposition voters since 1994, and together we can get to the 50% plus one we need to rescue South Africa.”
The DA has dubbed this week’s votes as the most consequential day in our democracy since 1994.