MK Party unsatisfied with electoral results despite emerging victorious in eThekwini

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Despite emerging as the biggest political party in eThekwini, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party said it is not satisfied with its electoral results.

The party secured first place in the city, garnering 38% of the vote in last week’s local government elections.

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However, the MK Party alleges that the vote in eThekwini was rigged and said it is considering its next course of action.

Speaking to journalists at the National Results Operation Centre in Midrand on Sunday night, the party reiterated that it was unhappy with the outcome.

In 2024, the MK Party contested its first national and provincial elections, emerging as the second-largest party in Parliament.

However, the party was not satisfied with the results and challenged the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) at the Electoral Court.

In last week’s municipal elections, the MK Party emerged as the third-largest party nationally but secured the most votes in eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.

Despite these results, MK Party’s first Deputy President, Duduzane Zuma, said the party is still not satisfied.

“There have been some massive hiccups. There have been some slowdowns and glitches. We looked at our numbers, and they were stagnated for a long period of time, which didn’t make sense to us.”

He said the party will now focus on coalition talks.

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