The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) says it unwise to call for the resignation of Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Pansy Tlakula ahead of the elections.
The FF Plus says it does not support nine opposition parties’ threats to take legal action if Tlakula does not step down. Party Chief Whip Corne Mulder says the matter should follow due process and be dealt with after the elections as the polls will be disrupted.
Mulder was addressing the media in Parliament where he unveiled the party’s Western Cape premier candidate. Mulder says it’s not in the interest of South Africa and not in the interest of all political parties participating in this election,that election result be frowned upon because there is some instability.
He says as far as they are concerned it will be better for the election to keep a stable IEC until after the election. FF Plus does not support the concept that they should now chop and change IEC leaders. The party also says it wants the Western Cape to be autonomous.
The party says the province should not be an extension of the central government. This despite criticism that the Western Cape is still lagging behind in terms of transformation. “The question is, is that critique valid or not? The fact that the Western Cape has the potential to be the jewel in the crown should not be forgotten, people don’t want to be dictated by Luthuli House or from the union building. They want to do their own thing. They are not talking about separation or breaking away from South Africa,” added Mulder.
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