MKP Seeks Urgent Constitutional Court Interdict to Halt First Sitting of Parliament

The uMkhonto WeSizwe Party has urgently applied to the Constitutional Court to halt the first sitting of Parliament scheduled for Friday, citing procedural irregularities and constitutional violations in the 2024 elections

MKP has filed an application interdicting the convening of the unconstitutional sitting of the inaugural session of the National Assembly. Images: Michele Spatari / AFP and Per-Anders Pettersson.According to the party, the recent parliamentary elections were fraught with significant discrepancies that compromised the legitimacy of the electoral process.

"Let us hope they are not doing this because they are undermining the democratic process; I hope they are for the integrity of it. But allowing parliament to convene under the current circumstances would undermine the very foundations of our democracy if it is true. Others have claimed this is just former president Jacob Zuma's way of returning to Parliament. He wants to delay the process until he's given a presidential pardon.

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