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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A series of threats were made by members of Jacob Zuma\u2019s Umkhonto we Sizwe party if it did not get its way at the ballot box.<\/p>\n

The Presidency is calling on communities to reject individuals and political parties who threaten election violence, saying they are demonstrating a bankruptcy of ideas.<\/p>\n

Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said on Friday such formations had no place in a democratic South Africa.<\/p>\n

It follows a series of threats made by members of Jacob Zuma\u2019s Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party if it did not get its way at the ballot box.<\/p>\n

Magwenya said law enforcement agencies were hard at work to secure the May polls, with the state\u2019s security cluster seized with preparations for the country\u2019s seventh election, and to ensure there is no violence.<\/p>\n

“That preparation includes preparing for all possible scenarios that could arise in any part of the country. That includes KZN [KwaZulu-Natal].”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Magwenya labelled the Democratic Alliance\u2019s (DA) request to the US, Canada, and several European nations to increase their monitoring of these elections a clumsy PR stunt.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a wonderful history of holding free and fair elections, and in some cases better than some of the countries the DA has approached.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said President Cyril Ramaphosa viewed last week\u2019s leak of African National Congress (ANC) candidate lists from the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) as an isolated incident, with no bearing on the overall integrity of the electoral system.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. A series of threats were made by members of Jacob Zuma\u2019s Umkhonto we Sizwe party if it did not get its way at the ballot box. The Presidency is calling on communities to reject individuals and political parties who threaten election violence, saying they are demonstrating a bankruptcy of ideas. 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