DA Loses Majority in George Municipality as Senior Councillors Defect to Patriotic Alliance

DA Loses Majority in George Municipality as Senior Councillors Defect to Patriotic Alliance

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has lost its ruling majority in the George Municipality following the shock resignation of two senior ward councillors, who have defected to the Patriotic Alliance (PA). The move threatens to destabilize the political landscape in a town long considered a DA stronghold in the Western Cape. The two councillors, who held key portfolios on the Mayoral Committee and were seen as close allies of Mayor Leon van Wyk, have n…