The DA’s campaign strategy could jeopardise its own chances of its envisioned coalition government with smaller parties, according to IFP MP Mkhuleko Hlengwa.
The DA released a radio advertisement in which it advised voters not to vote for smaller parties because their votes would be wasted.
“The only warning I would want to give to the DA is to stop this very childlike mentality of saying if you do not vote for the ANC, EFF, or DA, then it’s a wasted vote. It is those so-called votes that got them a co-operation government in the City of Johannesburg.
“They are not covering themselves in any honour. The essence of a multi-party democracy is to give space and voice to every voice. Why should any of us be entering into coalitions with people who are saying our votes are wasted?”
The advertisement received widespread criticism from smaller parties which are already
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