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Court hears DA's case accusing President Cyril Ramaphosa of violating Electoral Code of Conduct in pre-election address
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The Democratic Alliance says President Cyril Ramaphosa 'unintentionally' violated the Electoral Code of Conduct when he addressed the country as Head of State shortly before the May 29th Provincial and National Elections. The matter is currently being heard by Electoral Court despite the DA's contention that it tried to reach an out of court settlement with the presidency. Legal counsel for the DA, Advocate Anthony Stein says the address by Ramaphosa was an abuse of a state institution for party political purposes. Here is a snippet of how this point was deliberated on in court...
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Manage episode 430700876 series 2825637
The Democratic Alliance says President Cyril Ramaphosa 'unintentionally' violated the Electoral Code of Conduct when he addressed the country as Head of State shortly before the May 29th Provincial and National Elections. The matter is currently being heard by Electoral Court despite the DA's contention that it tried to reach an out of court settlement with the presidency. Legal counsel for the DA, Advocate Anthony Stein says the address by Ramaphosa was an abuse of a state institution for party political purposes. Here is a snippet of how this point was deliberated on in court...
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