The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has accused EFF leader Julius Malema of peddling misleading statements about the integrity of the national and provincial elections.
The IEC’s remarks come after comments made by Malema in a recent podcast, where he alleged that votes cast for his party at Mponegele Primary School in Polokwane, Limpopo, were wrongly allocated to the ANC.
“The electoral commission notes with concern sustained, yet inaccurate, statements regarding the management and integrity of the results of the 2024 national and provincial elections,” the commission said in a media statement.
“The electoral commission is particularly concerned by the persistent false statements by political party leaders, which have the potential to undermine public confidence in the integrity of the impending elections of municipal councils.
“The latest of these statements appears in the podcast featuring the president of the EFF, in which he alleges that the electoral commission swapped votes at his voting station (Mponegele Primary School) in Polokwane, Limpopo. Allegedly, his party votes were attributed to the ANC.
The allegation is not correct. Results slips in the hands of the commission indicate that the Mponegele Primary School vote count is the same as those captured on the commission’s results system.
“The commission wishes to indicate that South Africa’s result collation process is robust and predicated on transparency, extensive safeguards, and checks and balances,...
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