By Lebone Rodah Mosima
Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Mosotho Moepya has told electoral bodies in Southern Africa to hold one another accountable through peer pressure and peer review, warning that democracy across the world is under growing pressure.
Moepya was speaking as the IEC hosted the SADC Electoral Commissions Forum New Commissioners’ Induction Programme, in partnership with the SADC Electoral Commissions Forum and International IDEA, at the Radisson Hotel in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, on Wednesday.
He said the region had built a system where electoral commissions could strengthen one another through practical support, benchmarking studies, sharing best practices, observing elections and supporting one another, even though each country was governed by its own laws.
“Every country, even in our region, is governed by their jurisdictional laws – in South Africa, we have electoral legislation and the constitution that guides us,” Moepya said.
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