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EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has criticized the heated protests that have erupted in the United States this week as Americans wait to find out who their next president will be.
Former Vice President Joe Biden faces current President Donald Trump in the race for the White House, with Biden leading the polls on Friday morning. 270 votes are needed in the state-by-state electoral college votes to win the election.
Several states have yet to declare their full results, causing anxiety and discomfort among some supporters.
According to the New York Post, a “terrifying arsenal of weapons ”were seized during the“ ongoing riots and protests ”in several major cities. Among the weapons found were a loaded AR-15 style rifle and an improvised explosive device.
Forbes reported that the National Guard was called to Portland, Oregon, to respond to “Widespread violence” and riots, where 11 people were arrested. The publication claims that the protesters demanded that all votes in the presidential election be counted in their entirety and without interference from Trump.
Ndlozi shared a post that allegedly showed that “200 Trump supporters, some armed with AR-15s, surrounded a vote-counting site in Arizona.”
According to AJ +, the protesters claimed, without evidence, that Maricopa County did not count the votes.
Ndlozi said that if such incidents had occurred in Africa, international observers would have declared that the elections were neither free nor fair.
“How can you count the votes with political parties that carry rifles outside? What happens if they reject or refute the result? “he added.
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