The IEC found the DA guilty of contravening the election Code of Conduct for giving their call center agents misleading scripts about De Lille.
In its findings released on Monday, the commission said that the statement that De Lille was fired was false.
The commission said the DA, in its own submissions, admitted that"Ms De Lille resigned as mayor in exchange for the DA dropping the disciplinary charges against her"."The fact of the matter is that the script supplied to call centre operators provides guidance and direction on how to answer particular issues or questions raised by the person with whom the call centre operator is communicating.
"With regard to the complaint that the canvassing script constitutes a contravention of sections 89 and of the Electoral Act, this is a matter for the courts to decide," the commission said. It also ordered the party to issue a public apology for the false statement within three days after receiving the order.
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