The Electoral Commission has lodged an urgent and direct appeal to the Constitutional Court relating to the order of the Electoral Court setting aside its decision following the appeal by the MK Party.

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The Electoral Commission has lodged an urgent and direct appeal to the Constitutional Court relating to the order of the Electoral Court setting aside its decision following the appeal by the MK Party. The commission wants the court to prove more clarity on the proper interpretation of section 47(1)(e) and its interplay with the powers of the commission to adjudicate objections to candidates. However, what makes this issue even more interesting is the fact that former deputy chairperson of the commission, Terry Tselane who is currently the Executive Chairperson of the Institute of Election Management Services in Africa is of the view that the IEC is not supposed to be challenging this matter as it doesn’t have powers to do so. Take a listen to what Terry told our colleague Bongiwe Zwane earlier this afternoon……

GUEST: Professor Koos Malan, Constitutional Jurist of Pretoria