Another blow for the Mkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) as ConCourt dismisses bid to block Parliament's first sitting.
The Constitutional Court has dismissed the Mkhonto weSizwe Party application to interdict tomorrow's National Assembly sitting set to elect the president of the country following the May 29 National and Provincial Elections.
However, in its ruling, the ConCourt said the MK Party has failed to show why the matter should be heard by the highest court in the land, given the fact that the party did not take immediate action when the elections results were announced on June 2. “However, despite this knowledge, the applicant only launched the application on June 10, 2024. The applicant has failed to show any justification for not bringing this application sooner when it was aware of the constitutional requirement to convene the National Assembly no later than 14 days after the declaration of the election results.The ConCourt ruling paves the way for Parliament to convene its first sitting tomorrow.
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