{"id":8033,"date":"2021-04-08T18:26:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T18:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=8033"},"modified":"2021-04-08T17:27:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T17:27:21","slug":"ifp-wants-local-elections-to-be-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ifp-wants-local-elections-to-be-postponed","title":{"rendered":"IFP wants local elections to be postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Johannesburg &#8211; The IFP has joined the EFF in calling for the postponement of local government elections until May 2022.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) told Parliament that it was not within its authority to extend the terms of councillors or postpone elections amid the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>IFP spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa said the party believed this brief postponement would provide sufficient opportunity for all parties involved to make the necessary preparations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not, however, support the extended postponement and proposed amalgamation of the LGE, Provincial and the National Elections until 2024, as has been suggested by other parties. The roles and functions of these three spheres of government are vastly different, and it will also dilute campaigning,\u201d Hlengwa said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The IFP believes the shorter postponement &#8211; until May 2022 &#8211; would ensure that no amendment to the Constitution was required, rather just a resolution, in light of the unprecedented circumstances created due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>By postponing the local government elections until May 2022, there will also be a much-needed opportunity for the people of South Africa to attain \u201cherd immunity\u201d \u2013 where more than 60% of the population has been vaccinated, the party said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that this milestone will not be possible by November 2021, as the current vaccination drive has been very slow, with barely 250 000 of our healthcare professionals vaccinated to date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPostponing until May 2022 will allow additional \u2013 safe \u2013 opportunities for campaigning, as well as for a more extensive Voter Registration drive,\u201d Hlengwa said.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the IEC is proposing just one Voter Registration weekend to which the IFP said it did not believe was sufficient, particularly in light of the large cohort of young people who need to register.<\/p>\n<p><b>Political Bureau<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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