Simon Nare
THE MK party’s bid to derail the first sitting of Parliament has fallen flat after the Constitutional Court threw out its urgent application, ruling that Jacob Zuma’s party has not made out a case that it will suffer irreparable damage if the swearing-in of MPs goes ahead.
The apex court denied the party direct access to it and found that despite the fact that the MK party was aware of the election results announcement and the conduct of the Independent Electoral Commission between 1 and 2 June, it only launched its urgent application more than a week later on 10 June.
“The applicant has failed to show any justification for not bringing this application sooner when it was aware of the Constitutional requirement to convene the National Assembly no later than 14 days after the declaration of the election results. In the circumstances, the urgency is self-created,” read
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