The Congress of the People (COPE) has outlined its manifesto and announced its plans ahead of the local government elections on 1 November. The party launched its manifesto in Kempton Park East of Johannesburg.
This is as political parties are on the ground in an attempt to garner support before South Africans head to the polls in about five weeks’ time.
Despite dwindling support, the party is confident ahead of the local government elections. In the 2019 general elections, COPE received over 47 000 votes, securing only 2 seats in Parliament.
COPE on a drive to lobby the electorate ahead of 2021 Municipal polls
Earlier this week, party President Mosioua Lekota announced its mayoral candidates for the three metros in Gauteng.
COPE is one of the political parties that used the IEC’s extension of the candidate registration process to register candidates that it had failed to register before the initial August deadline.
The party is expected to announce all the municipalities it plans to contest in as well as its plans before South Africans head to the polls.
COPE to launch its election manifesto | Ntlantla Kgatlhane updates
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