The CDP's support was mainly in Gauteng, and its alliance partner in Mpumalanga was the Christen Party/Christian Party.

The leader of the CDP is Theunis Botha, who had been a Christian cleric since 1970.

[2] He had been involved in politics since 1994, as councillor in the Pretoria City Council and member of the provincial legislator (MPL) for Gauteng.

Botha was opposed to what he sees as secular/humanist and socialist/liberal factions within the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance.

He serves on the Finance, City Planning and Corporate Shared Services committees.