says despite the uMkhonto weSizwe party’s decision to withdraw its application to have the 29 May general elections declared unlawful and set aside, his organisation will press on with its own bid.
ATM followed in the MK party’s footsteps in filing an application challenging the outcome of the elections and demanding a rerun. Last month, the constitutional court dismissed MK’s application to interdict the first sitting of parliament, saying the party had failed to produce “facts to establish a prima facie case in respect of the relief it will seek”.
“We have, however, also been advised by our legal counsel that there are procedural and technical issues that will be further brought to the fore to present such evidence before the application can be adjudicated upon by way of a new application to set aside the election results and the declaration thereof by the IEC,” he said in the statement.