Let’s put the I back into IEC
1 October 2021
Note to Editors: The following speech was delivered by the Leader of the Democratic Alliance, John Steenhuisen, at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg where parties gathered to sign a pledge and commit themselves, their parties, candidates and supporters to conducting themselves in accordance with the Electoral Code of Conduct.
The IEC needs to police political parties’ conduct.
But its own conduct also needs policing, to ensure it is the independent institution it must be for elections to be free and fair.
We acknowledge that the IEC is under enormous pressure to deliver to tight timelines and we appreciate the hard work the IEC is doing to adhere to the tight timetable.