Parties are concerned about convincing enough voters to turn out, with some questions over whether the local elections will truly be free and fair.
Voters in line at the Northfield Methodist church in Benoni on voting day, 8th May 2019. Picture: Neil McCartney
Last week, the Independent Electoral Commission reopened candidate lists and voter registration for the 2021 elections, following a Constitutional Court decision to dismiss the commission’s application to have the elections postponed to 2022.
She says it can even be argued that the election may be regarded as not free and fair after all if people don’t turn out in enough numbers come the day of election. Trade union Cosatu recently said despite welcoming the easing of lockdown restrictions, it found the rate at which people were failing to get vaccinated to be deeply worrying.
But the DA has pointed out that recent elections held in African countries over the last year have shown that it is possible to hold free and fair polls during the Covid-19 pandemic.Congress of the People spokesperson Dennis Bloem says this has been a tough election year so far for the party.
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