Preparations for the Democratic Alliance Federal Congress 2026 are proceeding at full steam, and are well on track.
The Congress will take place on 11 & 12 April 2026 in Gauteng, and will elect:
- A new Federal Leader of the DA,
- The Federal Chairperson of the DA, and
- Three Deputy Federal Chairpersons of the DA.
Additionally and at the same time, members of the DA’s Federal Council will elect:
- A new Chairperson of the Federal Council,
- Three Deputy Chairpersons of the Federal Council, and
- A new Chairperson of the Federal Finance Committee.
At 07:00 AM this morning the period for nominations of DA members to contest for these elections opened, and will close at 11:59 AM on 23 March 2026.
Nominations received will be interrogated and vetted by the Federal Compliance Department of the DA, in consultation with the Presiding Officers of the Federal Congress and Federal Council elections.
All candidates are required to uphold the DA’s Standards of Conduct for Internal Elections which includes that “the Party accepts that campaigning for offices may be robust, but expects campaigns to be conducted in a way which is in the best interests of the Party and its supporters.”
The DA Federal Congress and Federal Council Presiding Officers look forward to positive internal campaigning, which advances and upholds the DA’s values.