Former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule's new party ACT has challenged the IEC in the Constitutional Court. (Garo Images/Volksblad/Mlungisi Row)
The South African Electoral Commission (IEC) argued to the Constitutional Court that rules are needed to hold elections in the first place, and that those rules need to be enforced. Three political parties are trying to overturn the May 29 election deadline.
Last month, the Electoral Tribunal ruled that former ANC secretary-general and Free State Premier Ace Magashule's political party accused of corruption, the African Congress for Transformation (ACT), the Labor Party, which is affiliated with the Mineworkers and Construction Workers' Union (Amcu), and Africans The application was rejected. the Alliance of Social Democrats (AASD), the All African Association Congress (AAAC), and Sipho Malapane, who will be an independent candidate.
They all failed to register to vote on time, blamed the online system used by the IEC, and asked the court to extend the registration deadline.
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