‘LIFE’S A GLITCH’: ANC to appeal after IEC disqualifies 181 municipal candidates
The Electoral Court has rejected the ANC’s appeal over 181 candidates excluded in six municipalities. The party says it will explore further legal avenues and maintains that technical problems prevented it from completing the final electronic submission.
The African National Congress (ANC) has announced its intention to appeal a decision made by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to disqualify 181 of its municipal candidates. The party is set to pursue further legal avenues, asserting that technical issues hindered its ability to complete the final electronic submission before the deadline.
The affected municipalities include Port St Johns, Ngquza Hill, Walter Sisulu, Sundays River Valley in the Eastern Cape, uMshwathi in KwaZulu-Natal, and Mangaung in the Free State.
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