South Africa: Elections to Put 'De Zille' Union to the Test

Selecting candidates for next year's local government elections will be the first test for the newly forged relationship between the DA and the ID.

Party leaders Helen Zille and Patricia de Lille officially tied the knot on Sunday, announcing a phased merger process in terms of which the ID will cease to exist as a separate political entity in 2014, when the next general elections will be held.

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