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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has been seconded as a councillor in the Laingsburg District Municipality following the resignation of the party’s executive mayor.<\/p>\n

A council meeting was held on Thursday in the Central Karoo municipality, which saw McKenzie winning the majority of votes.<\/p>\n

He said he would now become an ordinary councillor, with the chance of becoming mayor.<\/p>\n

“I am not the district mayor of Central Karoo yet; the voting will take place on Monday in council.<\/p>\n

“I am an ordinary councillor who has been seconded to represent Laingsburg at district level.<\/p>\n

“The current district mayor resigned and parties, including our party, will put forward a candidate,” added McKenzie.<\/p>\n

Patriotic Alliance bags first mayoral post in Western Cape’s Laingsburg Municipality<\/p>\n

PA national chairperson Marlon Daniels told News24: “The mayor’s election in the municipality will take place at a later stage.”<\/p>\n

McKenzie replaced councillor Mitchell Smith who resigned from the party last week.<\/p>\n

The PA scored its first mayoral post as coalition kingmakers in the Western Cape, bagging the chain and the hot seat for Laingsburg after the local government elections last year.<\/p>\n

The ANC announced it had formed a coalition with the PA, Karoo Gemeenskap Party and Karoo Democratic Force to govern in the Central Karoo municipality.<\/p>\n

In Laingsburg, the PA voted Smith in as its first executive mayor at its inaugural council meeting.<\/p>\n

The province had 12 hung councils during the local government elections: Beaufort West, Cape Agulhas, Cederberg, Kannaland, Knysna, Laingsburg, Langeberg, Oudtshoorn, Prince Albert, Saldanha Bay, Theewaterskloof and Witzenberg.<\/p>\n

The PA emerged as the kingmaker in several district municipalities after securing 75 seats nationally, with 225 661 votes.<\/p>\n

The bulk of its support was in the Western Cape, where it secured 28 seats and 69 319 votes.<\/p>\n

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