The declaration phase covers the final announcement of the winning party/candidate plus subsequent challenges and petitions.

The system is not complete until all stakeholders are in agreement that a fair and democratic process has been followed.

Firstly the announcement must be reflective of the actual result – there should be no last minute opportunities to decide to ignore everything that happened till now.

Challenges and petitions that do arise must be dealt with objectively and within a meaningful legal framework – one that represents everything that the system should stand for and one that cannot be corrupted or distorted by individual or party interference.