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MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu speaking at a party event.
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party says its case against the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to set aside the results of the general elections in May due to alleged vote rigging is now ready.
The party was granted leave by the Electoral Court to withdraw its application at the end of October.
MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu says they are now ready to prove electoral fraud.
The party received the most votes in KwaZulu-Natal but did not secure an outright majority. It is now the official opposition in the legislature after other parties formed a government of provincial unity.
Shivambu briefs the media in Durban. ”In terms of the massive evidence that has been presented to the leadership, we are more than confident that when that is brought before a balanced, free, transparent, and open court of law, there will be a clear illustration that there was electoral fraud which was targeted to Mkhonto Wesizwe. It was targeted at trying to dwindle and substitute the votes which otherwise uMkhonto Wesizwe Caesar should have received in the 2024 elections. And that will be demonstrated in an open court of law by the legal representatives who have been assigned to perform such a function.”
Shivambu claims there was a deliberate attempt to prevent the MK Party from gaining an outright majority in KwaZulu-Natal.
“It is not a frivolous case. It is not a case where MKP is refusing to accept the results; it is a genuine case. Those of you who can still gain access to the results, you can try to access all the VDs.”
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