South Africa main opposition party leader Zille will not stand for re-election

Helen Zille, leader of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance party, addresses an election rally in Mitchell's Plain township near Cape Town, in a file photo. The country goes to the polls on April 22. REUTERS/Mark Wessels

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Leader of South Africa's main opposition party Helen Zille will not stand for the party's leadership position at its next electoral conference after eight years in the post, she told a news conference on Sunday. "These kinds of decisions are a long time coming but in the end they are made suddenly. The time is right," said Zille, who is currently premier of Western Cape province.