IEC extends ANC candidate ruling to 32 other parties ahead of elections
The IEC says 6.6 million ballots remain to be printed after a court ruling on excluded ANC candidates forced changes to election preparations ahead of the November 4 polls.
The Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that an additional 32 political parties will be permitted to submit their candidate lists following a Constitutional Court ruling in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The court's decision in favor of the African National Congress (ANC) permits their candidates to be included on the ballot papers.
IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya addressed the media in Pretoria, stating that it would be illogical to exclude parties in the same position as the ANC regarding candidate exclusions. The commission has determined that the 32 similarly situated parties must be considered as having lawfully submitted their candidates, adhering to the principles of free and fair elections and parity of treatment.
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