Big three parties express mixed feelings on election results ElectionResults
JOHANNESBURG – As the votes continue to come in, the three leading political parties have expressed mixed feelings about the results they have received currently.
“Two successive elections and this one I characterise as a turnaround going forward and we need to sustain that.” The decision was taken after the commission met with political parties contesting elections who raised concerns about the supposedly indelible ink is easy to remove.On Wednesday night, IEC commissioner Mosotho Moepya told Eyewitness News that while they acknowledged it may have been possible for some voters to cheat the system and vote twice, they had several systems to protect the integrity of the voting system.
“The investigation will be done in conjunction with the CSIR and with the full cooperation and support of the supplier. Approximately 200,000 pens were procured through the normal open tender process according to specifications set by the commission.”
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