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De Lille urges voters to oust underperforming leaders

De Lille emphasised that voting is a tool that can used to hold leaders accountable.

Patricia De Lille, leader of the Good Party, urges South Africans to use their voting power to remove underperforming leaders. As millions of citizens go to polling stations across the nation on Wednesday, De Lille emphasized the significance of the ballot box. She stressed that voting is a means to hold leaders accountable and make their voices heard.

De Lille stated, "First of all, it is the value of the vote to cast your vote as an expression of how you feel, and this is an opportunity once every five years to come out and say, listen, those that we have voted in... If we want change, we must exercise our democratic right and vote for the leadership we believe in. South Africa’s young democracy depends on citizens who make their voices heard."

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