Gayton McKenzie accused of misleading voters over Muslim support for the DA

Political analyst Fazlin Taliep accused Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie of misleading the public by claiming that Muslim voters in Cape Town supported the Democratic Alliance (DA) while criticising his position on Israel and Palestine. McKenzie made the remarks at the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s national results centre and described the DA as a “Zionist party.” Taliep disputed his claim, citing voting-district results from Rylands and saying the Muslim community there had not collectively voted for the DA. McKenzie also referred to criticism of the PA and Al Jama-ah’s election performance in Cape Town.