ANALYSIS: Has the DA drifted to the right?
A common perception of the Democratic Alliance is that it has gradually drifted to the ideological right over the last decade. We examined the evidence.
THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY 2026, 23:54
A common perception of the Democratic Alliance is that it has gradually drifted to the ideological right over the last decade. We examined the evidence.

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