Court to deliver judgment in ANC-IEC candidate submission case
The ANC says it experienced difficulties in submitting its list of candidates.
The African National Congress is set to hear a judgment in its dispute with the Electoral Commission of South Africa over the submission of candidates for the upcoming local elections. The case, which began with legal proceedings on Tuesday night, centers around the ANC's alleged failure to submit over 180 councillor candidates by the August 28 deadline due to a technical glitch in the IEC system.
The ANC maintains that its candidates have been unlawfully excluded from the upcoming polls, while the IEC asserts that the party was aware of the system's functioning and failed to submit the necessary paperwork on time. The Democratic Alliance's lawyer, Michael Bishop, argued that strict adherence to election deadlines is crucial for free and fair elections, emphasizing that all parties must abide by the same rules. The Electoral Court is expected to announce its decision on Wednesday.
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