Analyst: Parties opposing IEC results lack water tight case
An analyst feels the group of parties that have cried wolf over the elections and the results do not have a water tight case, should they choose to pursue the matter in court.
Twenty-seven political parties have demanded that an independent audit firm investigate alleged voting irregularities. It follows claims that some people had tried to vote more than once. 22 people have been arrested in connection with the double voting claims - 19 of them in KZN.
The parties had threatened to interdict the IEC and stall the announcement of the election results.
The IEC say while their demands are unreasonable, the parties can appeal its decisions at the Electoral Court. Political analyst Imraan Buccus says SA has one of the most credible and fair elections in the world.
"While the IEC may have lost some of its gravitas by not having the likes of a Pansy Tlakula or a Brigalia Bam it was still an IEC run election", he said.
"The IEC also ran the elections really well and by international standards ours was one of the best run in the world", Buccus said.