{"id":75362,"date":"2024-10-21T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-loses-bid-on-ramaphosas-may-26-pre-election-speech"},"modified":"2024-10-21T14:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T14:13:00","slug":"da-loses-bid-on-ramaphosas-may-26-pre-election-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-loses-bid-on-ramaphosas-may-26-pre-election-speech","title":{"rendered":"DA loses bid on Ramaphosa’s May 26 pre-election speech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Electoral Court has dismissed the Democratic Alliance (DA)’s application that President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s pre-election speech was an abuse of State resources for political gain.<\/p>\n

On 26 May, a day before the beginning of special voting, Ramaphosa gave an address to the nation which was carried on the public broadcaster and several official government accounts.<\/p>\n

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\nThe DA deemed Ramaphosa’s address equivalent to an election speech for the African National Congress, violating several sections of the Electoral Act.<\/p>\n

However, in a ruling handed down on Monday the Electoral Court has found the speech and Ramaphosa’s actions to be above board.<\/p>\n

THE ADDRESS DIDN\u2019T \u2018INFLUENCE A SINGLE VOTER\u2019 \u2013 ELECTORAL COURT<\/b><\/p>\n

Ramaphosa\u2019s address touched on the security cluster\u2019s readiness to ensure safe and free elections.<\/p>\n

He also spoke on the previous administration\u2019s successes, including signing the National Health Insurance Bill into law.<\/p>\n

The Electoral Court explained the speech was in line with Ramaphosa\u2019s duties as State president to update the country on important events.<\/p>\n

According to the court, there is no evidence to support the DA\u2019s claim the address was a campaign speech for Ramaphosa\u2019s party, the ANC.<\/p>\n

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

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