MK Party Threatens Boycott Of First National Assembly Sitting Following Disputed Election Results

In the aftermath of South Africa’s recent elections, the MK party has raised significant concerns about the integrity of the electoral process, threatening to boycott the first sitting of the National Assembly.

MK party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela voiced the party’s discontent and outlined their potential course of action.

The party expressed disappointment with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for declaring the elections despite objections raised by former President Jacob Zuma. The spokesperson highlighted the party’s intention to explore alternative avenues to intervene in the electoral process, including seeking an interdict to prevent the swearing-in of elected officials.

Ndhlela said, “Well, it’s very disappointing because we’ve always raised concerns, you know, regarding the process that was followed in terms of these elections and operations thereof. We raised objections legally and as per the requirements of the IEC, and the IEC doesn’t seem to take those seriously, those objections, as per section 55.

“We now have to explore other avenues of how we then, you know, intervene. One could be to, you know, interdict this swearing in at all spheres of government. Two is another option that we need to explore, is to boycott the first sitting of the National Assembly of which with our seats and including the other parties, if we were to decide to do so, you know, the Parliament would not curate and therefore not be able to elect a president.”

Ndhlele then revealed that the MK party is in discussions with 18 political parties about potentially boycotting the first sitting of the National Assembly.

“We’re looking at those kind of options on the table,” the spokesperson stated. “Pending the discussions that we will have and obviously consultation with our lawyers, we’ll take the decision to do whatever it is that’s been advised.”

Ndhlela then expressed concerns about the election results, citing incidents such as burnt ballot boxes found in Mpumalanga and questioning the validity of the declarations made by the IEC.

“What happened to those votes? We need to know,” the MK spokesperson demanded.

He then said that despite raising more than 10 objections, none of the MK Party’s objections have been upheld by the IEC. He then said that the party has evidence that their objections have not been upheld, including voice recordings “regarding communication of the IT company during the downtime of certain individuals referring to exactly what’s happening in the background.”

Ozioma Samuel-Ugwuezi

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