If there is a split in the DA and an attempt to establish a purely liberal political party it will simply ensure that the ANC remains in power for the foreseeable future, says the party's former chief strategist Ryan Coetzee. (b) A herstigte PP would split the centre ground alternative to the ANC and guarantee it a few more decades in power... — Ryan Coetzee (@RyanCoetzee) May 27, 2018The DA needs to get a grip. — Ryan Coetzee (@RyanCoetzee) May 27, 2018(e) Because in the end, it's not about you (any of you) and no one owns the party. You get to look after it for a while, and need to leave it better than you found it. — Ryan Coetzee (@RyanCoetzee) May 27, 2018Coetzee was in charge of party strategy and is widely credited with modernising and professionalising the party's operations, assisting the growth of its electoral support between 2004 and 2011.

Source: Huffington Post May 27, 2018 08:03 UTC