# The DA says it is ready for the local government elections and is hoping to translate its extensive campaign into votes. Recent opinion polls show the party in a close race with the ANC. Internal and public tracking place the DA at roughly 28.4-percent to 35-percent nationally, just 1.2 percentage points behind the ANC. DA Federal chairperson Solly Msimanga says they have strengthened their structures on the ground and have mayoral candidates across the country who are ready to make a change:
DA is hoping to translate its extensive election campaign into votes [SOUND]
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