Johnathan Paoli
THE uMkhonto weSizwe party has expressed concerns surrounding what it has termed as mismanagement of the elections and called upon the leadership of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to resign for bringing it into disrepute.
The MK party issued a statement on Thursday, and said the conflict of interest by the IEC on the outcomes of the elections has eroded public trust in the electoral process and poses serious risks to the credibility and independence of the commission.
“MK Party is profoundly disappointed by the manner in which the IEC has mismanaged the ongoing electoral process by undermining the constitutional rights of all South Africans to freely choose their government,” MK spokesperson Ntlamulo Ndlela said.
Ndlela said the commission showed lack of competence by ignoring to communicate critical changes to the Electoral Act, specifically section 24, which restricts voters to casting their ballots only in the districts where
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