DA councillor says why she is joining the FF Plus
3 February 2016
A seasoned DA councillor in Moqhaka (Kroonstad) in the Free State has resigned from the DA and chose the FF Plus as her new political home. Dr. Pieter Mulder, FF Plus leader, officially welcomed her to the FF Plus during a media conference held today in Bloemfontein. Dr. Albe Viljoen had for sixteen years, from 2000 until January 2016, been a councillor in the Moqhaka municipality.
Dr. Viljoen had already in 1998 established the first DA branch in Kroonstad and had previously been the caucus leader of the DA in the city council. During the current municipal term she was a proportional member of the Moqhaka local municipality and Fezile Dabi district municipality.
Dr. Mulder said during the media conference that Dr. Viljoen was the second DA councillor which had in recent weeks resigned from the DA and joined the FF Plus.
“Dr. Viljoen’s joining the FF Plus is indicative of a growing trend. She is one of many DA members who are joining the FF Plus. Our offices are inundated with membership applications from former DA members. Last week members of a former DA branch in Edenville became involved with the party as a FF Plus branch. Today therefore serves as an example of the current political atmosphere,” Dr. Mulder said.