Johnathan Paoli
THE Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed an application at the Electoral Court against President Cyril Ramaphosa, following his national address on Sunday where they are accusing him of using the SABC to canvas for votes ahead of the 29 May National General Elections.
DA federal chairperson Helen Zille submitted a founding affidavit on Tuesday and said President Ramaphosa had incriminated himself by breaching the Electoral Act and Electoral Code of Conduct for using a televised address in a state broadcast to the nation to outline the achievement of his administration.
“The address was nothing more than a thinly veiled stump speech. He sought to use his position as head of state and head of the government to encourage the public to vote for the ANC,” Zille said.
The DA has alleged that the content of the national address was a reiteration of an address Ramaphosa gave at the
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