play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
playlist_play chevron_left
volume_up
  • play_arrow

    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Uncategorized

IPC’s case challenge to await Supreme Court ruling

todayJanuary 20, 2025 19

Background
share close

By: Envaalde Matheus 

The Electoral Court has put IPC’s case on hold, challenging the National Assembly election results, pending the Supreme Court’s ruling on the presidential election. 

The case centres on a proclamation issued by President Nangolo Mbumba, which extended the voting period for the 2024 elections beyond November 27. 

Political parties have welcomed the judge’s decision to await the Supreme Court’s guidance.

PDM secretary-general Manuel Ngaringombe called the judges’ decision wise, adding that political parties are now waiting for the way forward.

“It’s a very interesting case in general. It’s a public interest case. It has something to do with our democracy, and I have to commend the judges. I think they applied their minds very well to stay this case and wait for the Supreme Court ruling because the Supreme Court is the court of last instance,” he said.

Ngaringombe said whatever the Supreme Court rules will also affect this case. 

“From that point of view, I think it was a good decision by the judges, and we are waiting for the way forward. I think this is almost the start of the case.”

Republican Party president Henk Mudge said the decision is cost-saving.

“Obviously, because it’s all about the same election. It’s a lot of cost savings because the parties involved, the IPC and all the other parties are facing a case like this, which costs a lot of money,” said Mudge.

“Now, you have two court cases, so you have to run through this one. Whoever would have lost this case would, in any case, appeal to the appeal court, then to the Supreme Court,” he added. 

The Supreme Court is set to rule on the constitutionality of President Mbumba’s proclamation to extend the election dates to November 29 and 30. 

The ruling is expected on February 10.

(Photo: Contributed)

Written by: Terence Mukasa

Rate it

Similar posts

Uncategorized

US calls for immediate truce as violence escalates in Goma, DRC

  MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan  The United States has called for an immediate truce in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the city of Goma struggles under the ongoing assault by M23 rebels. A top United Nations official has warned that the situation is rapidly deteriorating, with hospitals overwhelmed, […]

todayJanuary 29, 2025 24