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UDC rejects voters' roll

Keorapetse engages with journalists PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Keorapetse engages with journalists PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) have reiterated their doubts on the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) inability to run elections as desired as the 2024 General Election approaches.

The party isn't amused with the recently released voters' roll and is even considering court action.

Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Dithapelo Keorapetse, said the IEC isn't ready to run elections that meet international standards and norms such as those espoused by the United Nations (UN), International IDEA, African Union (AU), Commonwealth, Southern African Development Community (SADC) Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections, SADC-PF Model Law on Elections and others.

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