Tony Leon: DA's original Young Lion on Pappas, Geordin; the party's 15x growth; and SA's 2024 Election

Under his leadership, Tony Leon witnessed the Democratic Alliance mushroom from a tiny 1.7% of the national vote in the 1994 election to become Parliament's Official Opposition at 15x that number - and potentially a leading player in Government after the watershed election in May 2024. Leon retired from Parliament in 2007 and from public life entirely in 2012 after a three-year stint as SA's Ambassador to Argentina. But the legally trained son of a High Court Judge from an anti-apartheid family remains plugged into SA's political story. In this interview with Alec Hogg of BizNews he shares some of his own experiences; offers a perspective on how the careers of the DA's other young achievers in politics may develop - and provides insights into how the Democratic Alliance is likely to approach the 2024 National Election, with some sobering post-poll scenarios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices