DA领导人敦促东开普州选民以当地赢家和服务质量差为由,拒绝刚果国民军和爱国联盟。 DA leaders urge Eastern Cape voters to reject ANC and Patriotic Alliance, citing local wins and poor service delivery.

即将离任的DA领导人John Steenhuisen敦促东开普选民拒绝ANC和爱国联盟, 以库加和纳尔逊·曼德拉湾的补选胜选为证据, John Steenhuisen, outgoing DA leader, urged Eastern Cape voters to reject the ANC and Patriotic Alliance, citing by-election wins in Kouga and Nelson Mandela Bay as proof of growing support. 他指责非国大加剧了失业、水资源短缺以及马卡纳和贝耶斯·瑙德等市政基础设施的失败，强调进步需要有意识的投票。 He blamed the ANC for worsening unemployment, water shortages, and failing infrastructure in municipalities like Makana and Dr Beyers Naude, stressing that progress requires deliberate voting. 在地区检察官东开普大会上,Andrew Whitfield再次当选省领导人,无人反对,Vicky Knoetze和Mlindi Nhanha为副手,Yusuf Cassim为连任主席。 At the DA’s Eastern Cape congress, Andrew Whitfield was re-elected provincial leader unopposed, with Vicky Knoetze and Mlindi Nhanha as deputies, and Yusuf Cassim re-elected chairperson. 怀特菲尔德强调Kouga在2016年DA统治下的成功,并呼吁继续问责,指出该党的增长率从几十年前的1.7%的选票,但警告说,提供结果仍然是真正的考验. Whitfield highlighted Kouga’s success under DA rule since 2016 and called for continued accountability, noting the party’s growth from 1.7% of the vote decades ago but warning that delivering results remains the true test.