Judgment reserved in MK Party vote rigging claims case

Judgment has been reserved in the matter between uMkhonto weSizwe Party and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) at the Electoral Court in Johannesburg.

The MK Party in its heads of argument alleged that the technical glitches that had occurred with the IEC leaderboard system were because the commission had manipulated the system when the dashboard went offline, further alleging vote rigging.

The IEC in turn argued that that the MK Party had not provided any substance to back up its allegations.

The IEC believes it will be vindicated by the court process.

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