Opposition parties divided over IEC’s attempt to postpone local government polls until February next year.
The IFP wants the local government elections to be held over three days to minimise the number of people gathering to cast their votes on each day.
According to Hlabisa, a four-month delay from October this year to February 2022 is insufficient time to properly assess and make arrangements for a safe election. Opposition parties are divided over the IEC's Constitutional Court application to have the local government elections postponed until February 2022.
”The commission has provided no evidence to suggest that the turnout will be significantly lower because of the pandemic. The experience in by-elections suggests the opposite,” Horn said in the DA’s application to intervene in the matter. According to the party, there is no clear threat to the rights to life, bodily integrity and health – and certainly no threat that could be cured by holding elections in February 2022.
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