MK Party wants Ramaphosa to call for a re-election

JOHANNESBURG - As Parliament prepares for its first sitting on Friday, the uMkhonto weSizwe party has given President Cyril Ramaphosa its call for a re-election. 

The president is cited as a respondent in the MK party’s urgent application to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt), seeking to halt the first sitting this week. 

While it has not provided any evidence, the party is arguing there were widespread irregularities with the 2024 general elections.

In its court papers, the MK party wants the election results to be set aside, which would then require the president to proclaim another election date within 90 days. 

The party argues the technological glitch on 31 May, which caused the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)’s systems to temporarily shut down, resulted in the loss of data.

The IEC has previously said that the glitch did not have any effect on vote capturing and results.

The MK Party said it hired the services of information technology experts, whose report show irredeemable and material weaknesses in IEC systems.
 
The party said this is enough grounds to have the election results declared null and void.