2026 Democratic Alliance Federal Congress

The Democratic Alliance will hold a national elective conference to determine its federal leadership in April 2026. Nominations for positions contested at the congress opened on 27 February 2026. Incumbent federal leader John Steenhuisen announced on 4 February 2026 that he would not seek another term as federal leader at the congress. The chairperson of the party's Federal Council, Helen Zille, has also declined to run for another term. The federal leadership elected at this congress will lead the party into the 2026 South African municipal elections.