The African Transformation Movement is the latest to demand a postponement of election results amid complaints by political parties that the IEC did not count the votes accurately.
The commission is entertaining complaints lodged by parties and said whether they had merit or not they would not, they would not materially affect the outcome.
This is despite threats of court action by MK and a warning by its leader Jacob Zuma that announcing the results while there are still objections to be ruled on may “start trouble”.
“Whoever is in charge there need to hear this. Do not start trouble when there’s no trouble,” said Zuma during a media briefing at the results centre on Saturday.
There’s over 500 objections and ATM which lodged 200 or so of those argued in a press statement that the IEC is under no legal obligation to release the results on Sunday.
“Legally, the IEC has seven days to announce the election results. There is no need to rush to announce the results today. We urge the IEC to take the necessary time to consider all objections thoroughly before making any final announcements,” reads the statement.
The presidency also confirmed that outgoing President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend and address the event.
The likes of EFF and Patriotic Alliance have reluctantly accepted the results saying the IEC needed to get its house in order.
Zuma’s demand for the results not to be released has been seen by his opponents as a threat.
“MK cost us the election. We saw it coming, they gained. Surprisingly their leader wants a recount and we condemn the threat that he’s making, we can’t have people instigating instability,” said ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula.
The ANC only managed to win 41 percent and will need to negotiate a coalition.